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New from IMR: Migrant Mobility, Discrimination, and Political Participation

The Summer 2020 edition of the International Migration Review (IMR) is now available online and in print through paid or institutional subscription. This edition is thematically sorted into three sections. The first section has articles about migrant mobility, aspirations and life chances. The second section discusses racism, discrimination and social status. The third section is about migration, public opinion, and political participation. Lastly, this edition includes twelve book reviews which are free to access.

As an Equal? Au Pairing in the 21st Century

Sondra Cuban of Western Washington University reviews As an Equal? Au Pairing in the 21st Century by Rosie Cox and Nicky Busch. In this book, Cox and Busch draw on detailed research to examine au pairs and the families who...

New from IMR: Generational Differences, Work, and Social Change

The Winter 2019 edition of the International Migration Review (IMR) is now available online and in print through paid or institutional subscription. This edition is sorted thematically into four sections. The first section is about enforcement and uncertainty facing immigrants. The second section has articles that examine family and social change, including an article on ethnic and generational differences in gender role attitudes among immigrant populations in Britain. The third section analyzes selectivity and immigration policy. The fourth section features two articles about gender and work, one about migrant domestic workers in Spain and one about itinerancy among Filipino and Indonesian domestic workers. Lastly, this edition has four new book reviews, which are free to access.

On the Shoulders of Grandmothers: Gender, Migration, and Post-Soviet Nation-State Building

Alexander Tymczuk of the University of Oslo reviews On the Shoulders of Grandmothers: Gender, Migration, and Post-Soviet Nation-State Building by Cinzia D Solari. Using in-depth interviews and ethnographic data collected in three countries, Solari shows that Ukrainian nation-state building occurs...

Domestic Economies: Women, Work and the American Dream in Los Angeles

Rhacel Salazar Parreñas of the University of Southern California reviews Domestic Economies: Women, Work and the American Dream in Los Angeles by Susanna Rosenbaum. Rosenbaum examines how two groups of women—Mexican and Central American domestic workers and the predominantly white,...

Romance on a Global Stage: Pen Pals, Virtual Ethnography, and “Mail Order” Marriages

Genelle Gaudinez of the University of Southern California reviews Romance on a Global Stage: Pen Pals, Virtual Ethnography, and “Mail Order” Marriages by Nicole Constable. Nicole Constable explains that by the year 2000 more than 350 Internet agencies were plying...

On the Move: Women in Rural-to-Urban Migration in Contemporary China

Li Zhang of the University of California, Davis reviews On the Move: Women in Rural-to-Urban Migration in Contemporary China by Arianne M. Gaetano and Tamara Jacka. Arianne M. Gaetano and Tamara Jacka explore the impact of migration on the identities,...

Marriage Without Borders: Transnational Spouses in Neoliberal Senegal

María Hernández-Carretero of University of Olso reviews Marriage Without Borders Transnational Spouses in Neoliberal Senegal by Dinah Hannaford. Dinah Hannaford writes a multi-sited study of Senegalese migration and marriage that showcases contemporary changes in kinship practices across the globe engendered by the neoliberal demand for...

Breaking Down Barriers and Welcoming the Stranger: 2019 Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative Conference

On March 12 and 13, 2019, 181 representatives of Catholic immigrant-serving organizations from around the country convened at Santa Clara University School of Law to take part in the Center for Migration Studies’s (CMS’s) annual Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative Conference....

Access to Justice in a Climate of Fear: New Hurdles and Barriers for Survivors of Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence

Kathryn Finley, managing attorney for the Tahirih Justice Center’s greater Washington, DC office, writes on the particularly high hurdles and barriers faced by immigrant survivors of violence in accessing the US legal system. This paper relies on examples gathered from Tahirih Justice Center’s direct work with immigrant survivors of gender-based violence. It also reviews the dynamics of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking for immigrant victims, and the immigration remedies available to victims of these crimes. Additionally, this paper explores the detrimental impact of the administration’s enforcement initiatives on immigrant victims of crime and on public safety.