Maria Cristina Garcia
State of Disaster: The Failure of U.S. Migration Policy in an Age of Climate Change
State of Disaster: The Failure of U.S. Migration Policy in an Age of Climate Change
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The US refugee policy does not work in a world of climate change, as it is derived from outmoded policies and is limited by the 1980 Refugee Act. Maria Cristina Garcia argues that the US must transform its outdated migration policies to address today's realities, as climate change and natural disasters are here to stay.
Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 20 September 2022
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
The devastating consequences of natural disasters and the escalating impacts of climate change have resulted in significant population displacements, posing some of the most complex and challenging political and humanitarian dilemmas witnessed in our times. However, as Maria Cristina Garcia astutely highlights in this critical examination of U.S. policy on migration in the Global South, there is no official recognition of climate refugees under current U.S. law. Many initiatives designed to assist those compelled to migrate often fail from the outset due to their reliance on outdated policies. In the face of climate change, the U.S. refugee policy simply falls short.
Garcia's analysis centers on Central America and the Caribbean, regions that have repeatedly experienced the exacerbation of poverty, inequality, and domestic and international political tensions due to natural disasters. She elucidates that the development of more effective U.S. policies for individuals fleeing disasters is severely constrained by the 1980 Refugee Act, which continues to be applied primarily for reasons of persecution related to politics, race, religion, and identity. Garcia argues forcefully that the United States must urgently revise its outdated migration policies to adapt to the realities of our times. Climate change and natural disasters are here to stay, and a significant portion of the human suffering they leave behind is a direct result of policy choices.
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781469669953
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