Immigration: How Immigration Is A Social Movement

Immigration
Immigration is a social movement that has been severely increased by the globalization trends. The free movement of capital, services and people within the EU has contributed greatly to the spreading of the idea of border free movement and demonstrated the benefits of this idea. At the same time, it has also showed the extremes that might be caused by the uncontrolled migration waves. As a result, many states have introduced the laws and regulations that that ban any language other than English, deny government services to undocumented immigrants, and penalize citizens who ”assist” them. Though such measures can be understood, they are viewed more as the restrains for the human freedom and economic growth. It is presumed that the

states should approach this issue in a more well-thought and moderate manner.
The enacting of the law that makes the lives of the immigrants harder is one of the tools that discourage the migration to the particular country. It is actually a technique, a legal instrument that controls the migrant flow, though indirectly only. In some cases, such laws can be justified by the need of the state to protect its own culture and originality. It mainly refers to the countries the cultures of which are threatened by the rapid migrant flows and by the changes that might occur as a result of culture mixing.
At the same time, the politicians have to ensure that these laws and regulations will not become too extreme. In the article “Migrants Face Fortress Europe’s Deadly Moat”, Kenan (2015) demonstrates the consequences of the adoption of strict migrant laws. He mentions the tragedy that has occurred to the migrants and illegals. The victims included predominantly migrants from Mali, Syria, Eritrea, and Somalia who set out from North American in the hope to reach European shores. The author also focuses on the political aspects of the tragedy, pointing out the opinions and assumptions made by the European politicians (Kenan,). In the article, the attention has been paid to the criticism of the policies in Europe regarding migration procedures. Specifically, the majority of political agents and governmental authorities are not willing to encourage the migration process. In response, they have developed a three-fold strategy that strives to militarize border controls, outsource controls and criminalizing migration in general.