Lost in the Fog: Immigrants and Refugees, Bureaucrats and Activists
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Peter Skerry
Peter Skerry teaches political science at Boston College, and is a member of the editorial board ofThe Forum and a contributing editor toThe American Interest .
Abstract
At least since Emma Lazarus’s famous sonnet became associated with the Statue of Liberty, Americans have confounded important differences between immigrants and refugees. Cold War politics contributed further to that misapprehension. In recent years the continuing crisis at our southern border has rendered this confusion more evident and problematic. At the same time, a global refugee crisis of genuinely historic proportions has been unfolding. More than ever, it is critical to delineate carefully between the needs of refugees and the preferences of immigrants. Yet now there are strong counter-pressures at work, blurring critical distinctions between these two categories. These are particularly evident in the international political arena, where the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is highly susceptible to pressure from the media, academics, and activists to once again confound the two.
About the author
Peter Skerry teaches political science at Boston College, and is a member of the editorial board of The Forum and a contributing editor to The American Interest.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Introduction – October 2019 Volume of Forum
- Articles
- White Identity and Ethno-Traditional Nationalism in Trump’s America
- Race, Evangelicals and Immigration
- The Political Meaning of Whiteness for Liberals and Conservatives
- White Consciousness and White Prejudice: Two Compounding Forces in Contemporary American Politics
- From Wedge Issue to Partisan Divide: The Development of Immigration Policy Opinion after 2016
- Lost in the Fog: Immigrants and Refugees, Bureaucrats and Activists
- Book reviews
- Review of Electoral Incentives in Congress
- Review of The Whips: Building Party Coalitions in Congress
- Review of Billionaires and Stealth Politics
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Introduction – October 2019 Volume of Forum
- Articles
- White Identity and Ethno-Traditional Nationalism in Trump’s America
- Race, Evangelicals and Immigration
- The Political Meaning of Whiteness for Liberals and Conservatives
- White Consciousness and White Prejudice: Two Compounding Forces in Contemporary American Politics
- From Wedge Issue to Partisan Divide: The Development of Immigration Policy Opinion after 2016
- Lost in the Fog: Immigrants and Refugees, Bureaucrats and Activists
- Book reviews
- Review of Electoral Incentives in Congress
- Review of The Whips: Building Party Coalitions in Congress
- Review of Billionaires and Stealth Politics
