Migrants and the right to the city

Immigration has emerged as a contentious issue in the upcoming presidential elections in the United States. But debates focusing on border security and deportations obscure a more complex reality. Do local governments always perceive immigration as a crisis to be averted or managed? A recent book edited by Laurent Faret and Hilary Sanders shows that policies aiming to protect migrants’ access to rights and services have existed for decades, and continue to evolve in response to changing cond...