Frontiers of Fear: Immigration and Insecurity in the US and Europe

On both sides of the Atlantic, restrictive immigration policies have been framed as security imperatives since the 1990s. This trend accelerated in the aftermath of 9/11 and subsequent terrorist attacks in Europe. In her new book, /Frontiers of Fear/, Ariane Chebel d’Appollonia raises two central questions with profound consequences for national security and immigration policy:…

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Minister of Diversity and Equal Opportunities calls for ethnic-origin statistics in France

French minister of Diversity and Equal Opportunities Yazid Sabeg has reopened debate on whether France should officially collect ethnic-origin statistics. Should Nicholas Sarkozy agree with Sabeg’s initiative, debate in the Republic is assured among both the Right and the Left. Many opponents have argued that such statistics create divisions among the population and highlight difference….

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