In Arizona immigration is controversial —how about in the rest of the world?

Migration & Culture 2018

Follow the Migrant

ASB 340 & SOC 328, A r i z o n a S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y -- W e s t

In Arizona immigration is controversial —how about in the rest of the world?

Well over 244 million migrants live outside their birth country as of the last UN count in 2015. About 43 million migrants live in the US—where are the other 201 million migrants?
Why has global migration accelerated in the last 40 years, making this an "age of migration"?
Why can’t the proverbial “search for a better life” happen in migrants’ home countries any longer?
How has migrants’ ethnic diversity provoked a re-imagining of national identities worldwide?
What is the impact of migration on gender relations in countries of origin and settlement, now that half the world’s migrants are female?

In this undergraduate course we study global migration based on current social science evidence and social justice perspectives, and learn how Arizona’s migration issues fit into this larger context. We explore global migration & culture embedded in a transnational field of social, economic, and political relations. We map the impact of migration as the effect of global restructuring of capital and culture. Our studies are grounded in empirical research about migrants' lives, struggles, identities in migrant-receiving and sending countries worldwide.

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