Será este o caminho? Como lidar com a imigração na era da globalização

Será este o caminho? Como lidar com a imigração na era da globalização

As Europe’s borders become more and more fortified against immigrants, illegal human trafficking becomes ever more common. By criminalizing immigration, Europe does not only ignore a moral problem: it hits hardest on those desperate enough to escape their home countries, and contributes to the enorm...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saskia Sassen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra 2002-12-01
Series:Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais
Subjects:
immigration
migratory policy
human trafficking
globalization
population ageing
violence
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/rccs/1230
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Summary:As Europe’s borders become more and more fortified against immigrants, illegal human trafficking becomes ever more common. By criminalizing immigration, Europe does not only ignore a moral problem: it hits hardest on those desperate enough to escape their home countries, and contributes to the enormous profits that smugglers make in the process. The author asks what price Europe is paying for these shortsighted and unsustainable policies.
ISSN:0254-1106
2182-7435

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