Migration
Toward a Cosmopolitan Ethics of Mobility: The Migrant’s-Eye View of the World, by Alex Sager
In this book, Alex Sager challenges the “methodological nationalism” that dominates debates in migration ethics and offers a new way to think normatively about mobility and borders.
Refuge: Rethinking Refugee Policy in a Changing World, by Alexander Betts and Paul Collier
This book helps us to adopt a much broader perspective on the current refugee crisis and what it might take to adequately address it. It is a clearly written analysis of how we got to where we are, what the current situation is, and where we ought to go from here.
“Ye Shall Know them By Their Fruits”: Immigration Controls in Practice
In light of the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the travel ban, Drew Thomson reflects on how to develop institutions that can identify and mitigate discrimination in practice.
The Zero Tolerance Migration Policy: Two Moral Objections
In this post Drew Thompson explains two moral objections to the Trump administration’s current policy of separating migrant children from their parents.
Borders of Class: Migration and Citizenship in the Capitalist State
In this essay, Lea Ypi defends the relevance of social class in migration debates. In contrast to both defenders and critics of freedom of movement, she argues that borders have always been (and will continue to be) open for some and closed for others.
Temporary Labor Migration within the EU as Structural Injustice
Temporary labor migration (TLM) constitutes a significant trend of migration movements within the European Union, yet it has received scant attention in normative migration debates. By drawing on Iris Marion Young’s conception of structural injustice, this paper analyzes the injustice of TLM within the EU.
Golden Visas, Dreamers, & Ethics in Immigration, with Ayelet Shachar
In this interview, Ayelet Shachar discusses the ethical issues surrounding golden visa programs, and draws a contrast between golden visa “Parachuters” on one hand and “Dreamers” in the United States on the other.
Migration, Brain Drain, and Cuba-U.S. Relations
The Cuba-U.S. relationship shows that advocating open borders is not as ethically straightforward as one may think, and that sometimes open door policies have nefarious purposes. This adds an often-overlooked dimension to the debate on the ethics of migration.
