Author Description

In Borders And Belonging, Hiroshi Motomura Offers A Complex And Fair-minded Account Of Immigration, Its Root Causes, And The Varying Responses To It. Taking Stock Of The Issue's Complexity, While Giving Credence To The Opinions Of Immigration Critics, He Tackles A Series Of Important Questions That, When Answered, Will Move Us Closer To A More Realistic And Sustainable Immigration Policy. Realistic About The Desire Of Most Citizens For National Borders, This Book Is An Indispensable Guide For Moving Toward Ethical Borders And Better Immigration Policy. Why National Borders, And Why Not? -- What Are Better Responses To Forced Migration? --who Can Say That They Belong? -- Who Should Get In, And Be Kept Out? -- Should Newcomers Stay Temporarily Or Indefinitely? -- What About People Without Lawful Status? -- What Should Enforcement Do, And Not Do? -- How Can We Take Skeptics Seriously, And Why? -- What Does It Mean To Address Migration's Root Causes? -- What's The Big Picture? Hiroshi Motomura.