International Migration: Globalization's Last Frontier (Global Issues)

Jonathon Moses makes moral, political and economic arguments in favor of the free mobility of human beings across national borders. Pointing to the importance of immigration to the sucess of many nations, he shows that Europe itself now faces a falling population, and has over the past fifty years actively encouraged huge immigration from other countries. There is near consensus across the political spectrum that the free movement of goods and free movement of capital are good for economies, and therefore should apply to people as well. 1. Introduction -- A Timely Argument... -- ...a Good Argument... -- ...but A Difficult Argument -- 2. Two Paradoxes Of Globalization -- Economic Inequalities -- Political Inequalities -- Growing Demand For Migration -- 3. Some Historical Perspective -- Migration In The Long Arc Of History -- The Mercantilist Period -- The Liberal Period -- The New Liberal Period -- Conclusion -- 4. The Moral Argument -- Mobility As A Universal Right -- The Instrumentalist Argument -- Conclusion -- 5. A Political Argument -- The Problem With Closed Borders : The Case Of Apartheid -- A Market-based Approach -- The Political Benefits Of Free Migration -- 6. An Economic Argument -- Host-country Benefits -- Sending-country Benefits -- International Benefits -- Conclusion -- 7. Who Opposes Free Migration? -- Public Opinion -- The Undying State -- Diffuse And Particular Interests -- 8. Questioning Conventional Wisdom -- The Great Flood Of Immigrants -- Brain Drain -- Migration's Effect On Culture -- The Challenge Of Political Realism -- Security Concerns -- 9. Conclusion And Policy Responses -- Policy Responses -- Broadening The Debate. Jonathon W. Moses. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Abolish border controls? Let in large numbers of immigrants? Can this author can be serious? That may be the immediate response to this books evidence in favour of getting rid of costly, often inhumane and only partially effective barriers. But the whole apparatus of passports, visas and fenced borders is relatively new in history. It never used to be regarded as necessary. The United States, Canada and the Latin American countries were built on migration, while Europe has over the past fifty years actively encouraged largescale immigration. Jonathan Moses puts the arguments in favour of free The author puts the arguments in favour of free mobility across national borders, and counters those against. His conclusions are clear and profound, free international migration can lessen the huge material inequalities and human injustices