This three-volume work exposes myths and debunks misinformation about global migration, an issue generating emotional debate from the highest levels of power to kitchen tables across the United States, Europe, and worldwide.

Volume I Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Chapter One – Global Migration Issues: Myths and Realities Diego Acosta Arcarazo and Anja Wiesbrock Part I: Myth: Developed countries are being swamped by migrants. Chapter Two – Migration Is Historically Normal: Europe as Source and Destination of Global Population Movements Jochen Oltmer Chapter Three – Why Do People Migrate? A Review of the Theoretical Economic Literature Jessica Hagen-Zanker Chapter Four – Borders as Floodgates: Contesting the Myth from Federal and Regional International Experiences in Light of EU Free Movement Sara Iglesias Sánchez Part II: Myth: Migration only takes place from developing to developed countries and serves as an escape from poverty. Chapter Five – Ten Myths about Migration and Development: Revelations Involving the Mexico—United States Experience Raúl Delgado-Wise, Humberto Márquez, and Selene Gaspar Chapter Six – Migration to the Gulf States: The Political Economy of Exceptionalism Philippe Fargues and Françoise De Bel-Air Chapter Seven – "Almost a Brazilian": Gringos, Immigration, and Irregularity in Brazil Thaddeus Gregory Blanchette Part III: Myth: Migration is economically negative. Chapter Eight – Is Immigration Positive for the Welfare State? The Case of Spain María Bruquetas-Callejo Chapter Nine – Labor Migration from India to Italy: Debunking the Myth of the Undesirable Low-Skilled Migrant in the European Union Kathryn Lum Chapter Ten – The Myth of Benefit Tourists and Welfare Magnets: A Relationship between Social Welfare and Free Movement in the European Union? Sergio Carrera, Katharina Eisele, Elspeth Guild, and Joanna Parkin About the Editors About the Contributors About the Advisory Board Index VOLUME II Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Part I: Myth: Restrictive migration policies are effective. Chapter One – Militarization of the Mexico-U.S. Border and Its Effects on the Circularity of Migrants Douglas S. Massey and Karen A. Pren Chapter Two – Out of Sight, Out of Mind?: The Myths and Realities of Mandatory Immigration Detention Daniel Ghezelbash and Mary Crock Chapter Three – The Quest for Turkish Migration to the European Union: Exploring the Misconceptions Gözde Kaya Part II: Myth: Restrictive policies toward migrants are inevitable. Chapter Four – Regularization in the European Union and the United States: The Frequent Use of an Exceptional Measure Alan Desmond Chapter Five – National Voting Rights for Permanent Residents: New Zealand's Experience Kate McMillan Chapter Six – Improving Migrants' Rights in Times of Crisis: Migration Policy in Argentina since 2003 Pablo Ceriani Cernadas Part III: Myth: Restrictive immigration policies promote integration. Chapter Seven – Mevrouw De Jong Gaat Eten: Naturalization Biases Tested in Practice Dimitry Kochenov Chapter Eight – Family Reunion as a Means of Integration: Has It Failed or Succeeded? Thomas Huddleston Chapter Nine – The Mythical Death of Multiculturalism Tariq Modood About the Editors About the Contributors About the Advisory Board Index VOLUME III Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Part I: Myth: Migrant workers cannot get equal rights. Chapter One – Straight Talk about the Dynamics of Labor Migration Jennifer Gordon Chapter Two – Revisiting the Myth of Guest Worker Programs: The Case of Malaysia Blanca Garcés-Mascareñas Part II: Myth: Migrants are a threat to society. Chapter Three – False Narratives in the Migration Debate: Playing Games with Immigrants' Lives in Greece Anastassia Tsoukala Chapter Four – Migration Myths and Extreme Xenophobia in South Africa Jonathan Crush and Sujata Ramachandran Chapter Five – International Migration and Immigrant Settlement in the United States Wei Li and Wan Yu Part III: Myth: Migration always harms the prospects of developing countries by causing a brain drain. Chapter Six – High-Skilled Migration: A New Way Forward for Europe, the United States, and the World Andrew Rottas and Terri Givens Chapter Seven – Promoting Circular International Migration of the Highly Skilled Metka Hercog and Melissa Siegel Chapter Eight – Student Migration from India: Implications for the Origin and the Host Countries Shantanu Sarkar and Rashmi Sharma Chapter Nine – Changing Dynamics of Remittance Flows and Their Impact on the Economy: The Case of Pakistan Hisaya Oda About the Editors About the Contributors About the Advisory Board Index

“Global Migration: Old Assumptions, New Dynamics is a timely and much-needed account of the complexities inherent in the constantly present but ever evolving phenomenon of international mobility. By debunking some of the all-too-numerous myths and misperceptions characterizing the migration discourse, the book provides a fresh, comprehensive, and nuanced analysis that can serve policymakers, academics, and citizens alike to challenge their old assumptions, opinions, and policy perspectives, based on the new dynamics of international migration. This volume is particularly timely, given that extremism, migrant-scapegoating, and xenophobia are on the rise: factual and accessible information about migration, such as that contained in this book, can contribute significantly to a fairer migration debate, greater tolerance of migrants, and the re-thinking of old assumptions about migration.”

This three-volume work exposes myths and debunks misinformation about global migration, an issue generating emotional debate from the highest levels of power to kitchen tables across the United States, Europe, and worldwide.