Sammendrag
Focusing on the US experience, Beyond Economic Migration—a collection of texts written by a multidisciplinary group of migration scholars, edited by Min Zhou and Hasan Mahmud—asks how we can understand the drivers of population movement and how it has changed over time. The authors also ask how the incredibly diverse immigrant population in the US fares in the labor market, deals with the barriers they meet, and orient themselves in an increasingly interconnected world. Brought together, Beyond Economic Migration offers an updated and informative picture of important changes and developments in immigration to the United States. One major strength of the book is its multidisciplinarity. Another is that the analyzes presented draw on both quantitative and qualitative data sources, as well as including more theoretical contributions. This range of approaches is rare and valuable. I would highly recommend the book for scholars interested in getting an overview of current trends in patterns of immigration and integration, as well as a deeper understanding of the transnational connections that shape patterns of incorporation and mobility among the highly diverse immigrant population in the United States. Nonetheless, the empirical observations and analyzes stand out as more novel than the book’s theoretical advancements.
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