Efficacy versus principles: harsh immigration and asylum policies in the United States and Europe

The combined rise of populist nationalism and authoritarianism over recent years in Europe and the United States is fostering a negative image of immigration and asylum that favours the adoption of increasingly restrictive and hostile policies. These policies prioritise restrictive efficacy over mor...

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Published in:Anuario CIDOB de la Inmigración
Main Author: Joaquín Arango
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
Published: Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) 2019
Subjects:
harsh policies
immigration and asylum
united states
european union
generating hostile environments
outsourcing
immigration control
informal agreements
populism
far right
scipo
droit
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.24241/AnuarioCIDOBInmi.2019.34
https://doaj.org/article/39f26f6b6f6d4907b0f6ceff197d3309
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Summary:The combined rise of populist nationalism and authoritarianism over recent years in Europe and the United States is fostering a negative image of immigration and asylum that favours the adoption of increasingly restrictive and hostile policies. These policies prioritise restrictive efficacy over moral principles and considerations and, quite often, over the law. Some of them border on cruelty and inhumanity. This shift has reached a peak in the United States since Donald Trump’s presidency began, but the European Union (EU) also plays its part, especially in the field of asylum. This paper reviews the most prominent features of recent immigration and asylum policies on both sides of the North Atlantic and their implications.

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