From Huntington’s Cultural Threats to Empirical Failures: Desecuritizing Trump’s Immigration Policy Through Douglas Massey

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https://doi.org/10.33182/md.v4i1.3515

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US immigration policy, Restrictive border controls, Efficiency, Legitimacy, Cultural threat narrative, Douglas Massey, Samuel P. Huntington, Hispanic immigration

Abstract

An “immigration policy” is not just about laws and borders; it deeply affects people’s lives. This paper critically evaluates the “efficiency” and “legitimacy” of restrictive border controls, often justified by claims of a “cultural threat narrative”. It assesses the arguments of scholars like Samuel P. Huntington against the data-driven research of Douglas Massey, which exposes the counterproductive upshots of these policies. The analysis exhibits that harsh enforcement does not stop migration; it fuels social marginalisation, separates families, and undermines basic human rights. This paper calls for policies grounded in compassion with empathetic understanding of immigrants’ perspectives and a realistic policy formulation regarding migration dynamics.

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2025-06-24

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Mahmud, K. U. (2025). From Huntington’s Cultural Threats to Empirical Failures: Desecuritizing Trump’s Immigration Policy Through Douglas Massey. Migration and Diversity, 4(1), 115–129. https://doi.org/10.33182/md.v4i1.3515

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