Ethnicity and Race in a Changing World

Ethnicity and Race in a Changing World: A Review Journalattitude that Britain has of its role in World War II when in reality Jews were largely not welcomed, thehostile environment and formation of several anti-Semitic groups in response to the refugees is alsooutlined.Chapter Three looks at post World War II refuge, focusing on stories of refugees from UgandanAsians, Somalis and Roma communities in their own words. The chapter incorporates much contextualdetail and also looks briefly at Polish, Hungarian, Chilean and Afghan refugees.Chapter Four outlines the legal specificities of claiming asylum in the UK, looking at the UNRefugee Convention, UK and EU law. Chapter Five centres on an analysis of the British system thataims to deter refugees from trying to claim asylum in the country. The discussion considers how thissystem, rather than directly contravening the Geneva convention, subverts its intention throughexcessive bureaucracy and penalising refugees. The chapter examines categories of status, detention,lack of access to support services and forced removal.Chapter Six is made up of several case studies of children seeking asylum analysing how, in theprocess of seeking asylum they are not entitled to services they would be if granted citizenship. Thechapter considers education, detention and the specific situation of unaccompanied children.Chapter Seven looks at the public imagination and anti-immigration sentiment in the popular press.It proceeds to look at the effect of media representations on public opinion and finally looks at theeffects of this on refugees and asylum seekers themselves.The conclusion engages with anti-asylum rhetoric as a coded and acceptable from of racism,urging for the need for the UK government to revisit the UN Refugee Convention and incorporate iteffectively and with compassion.IMMIGRATION POLICY AND SECURITY: US, EUROPE, AND COMMONWEALTHPERSPECTIVESEd. Terri Givens, Gary Freeman and David LealPublisher: RoutledgeYear: 2009Pagination: 232ppISBN: 978-0415990837Price: £21.99Examines the impact of national security concerns on immigration policies in Europe, the US, and theCommonwealth in a post-9/11 climate. Linked to this is an in-depth study of the impact of migrationon national policies, and whether immigration poses a risk to national security.The introductory essay explores the impact of terrorism on attitudes towards immigrationand on international policies of immigration. It starts by measuring the impact of the terrorist attackson London and Madrid on both national security and military conflicts worldwide. This is followedby a summary description of the resultant policies which have been brought about in a bid to tightenborder controls and encourage police aggressiveness.Part one focuses on the national interests and immigration policies of the US, both in termsof historical evidence and contemporary debate. It is comprised of various case studies exploringthe impact of US immigration policy on Latino communities and Muslim communities, as well as anexamination of unintended consequences of National Security Strategies on graduate placements.In part two, Europe is put under the microscope. The first essay in this section challengesthe linkage of terrorism with migration to instead argue that national security controls are largelyunaffected by the prevailing anti-terrorism agenda. In contrast, the next essay highlights thedramatic affect anti-terrorist measures have had on immigration policies in contemporary Britain.This is followed by a comparison of pre and post-September 11 Europe and, expanding discussionwith an exploration of the effects of 9/11 on EU immigration policies. The remaining essays in thesecond section examine issues of cooperation and surveillance, and collectivity in the twenty-firstcentury and beyond.Part three examines the impact of immigration and anti-terrorism policies on former BritishCommonwealth countries – Canada, Australia and New Zealand.78