SOC 3650: Border Crossings: Immigrants, Refugees & Dreamers (2024-2025)

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This course considers the implications of immigration policies in the U.S and other western nations. Students learn to understand migratory streams in historical perspective and think about international migration as the product of various social forces. We attempt to understand why countries enact the immigration policies that they do, and how these policies shape the experiences of immigrant groups before and after reaching their destination. Key modules: migrants in transit, refugees & asylum seekers, cultural assimilation, gender and race in immigration policies, etc. Typically offered: Autumn.