Abstract Self-determination is a central concept for political philosophers. For example, many have appealed to this defend right of states restrict immigration. Because it deeply embedded in our structures, the principle possesses kind default authority and does not usually call an elaborate defense. In paper, I will argue that genealogical studies by Adom Getachew, Radhika Mongia, Nandita Sha...

Despite the removal of restrictions on movement and increasing female participation in migration, only a minority of migrant parents in South Africa include their children in their destination household. Quantitative analyses of the circumstances in which children accompany a migrant parent have been limited by the lack of available data that document family arrangements from the perspective of...

Abstract Immigrant day laborers routinely experience exploitative behaviors as part of their employment. These perceive the exploitation they in context immigration histories and long-term goals for better working living conditions. Using mixed methods, over three data collection periods 2016, 2019 2020, we analyze work experiences immigrant Houston Austin, Texas. We report how workers evaluate...

Levelling and focussing are well-documented processes, central to the emergence of new dialects, including New Zealand English as a distinct variety in last hundred fifty years. We draw on recent recordings from three areas Auckland examine extent which levelling continue be relevant today. Most work NZ dialect has concentrated phonology; we extend analysis syntax. consider structure relative c...

Abstract Looking at the relationship of experiences and memory Jalagin discusses significance nation for a minority minority. Focusing on Soviet Karelian refugees who sought asylum first in interwar Finland then post-World War II Sweden, chapter explores family histories as presented by government authorities archival documents well written oral history narratives. argues that nation-state domi...

Canada’s immigration system is currently undergoing significant change driven by several goals that include: (1) a desire to improve the economic outcomes of entering immigrants, given the deterioration in labour market outcomes over the past several decades; (2) an attempt to better respond to short-term regional labour market shortages often associated with commodity booms, and (3) a desire t...

Abstract This article studies the relationship between past immigration experiences of host country and way new immigrants enter labor market. We focus on two countries—Finland Sweden—that have similar formal institutions but starkly different histories. In both countries, tend to find their first jobs in low-paying establishments, where manager colleagues share ethnic background. The associati...

This paper presents a theoretical and empirical study of how immigration influences the joint determination of the wage structure and internal migration behavior for native-born workers in local labor markets. Using data from the 1960–2000 decennial censuses, the study shows that immigration is associated with lower in-migration rates, higher out-migration rates, and a decline in the growth rat...