Blaming Immigrants: Nationalism and the Economics of Global Movement

by Neeraj Kaushal

Book Overview

Immigration is shaking up electoral politics around the world. Anti-immigration and ultranationalistic politics are rising in Europe, the United States, and countries across Asia and Africa. What is causing this nativist fervor? Are immigrants the cause or merely a common scapegoat?

In Blaming Immigrants, economist Neeraj Kaushal investigates the rising anxiety in host countries and tests common complaints against immigration. Do...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231181450
• ISBN13: 9780231181457
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"