Migration and Security
Argues that migration control is not an answer to security difficulties created by the "undocumented immigration problem" & security agencies do not develop new policies in response to political challenges/threats. Rather, the production of discourses that link migration & security is part of the "political game" played by Western democracies. Security agencies have their own view of threats & their own methods of control. They compete with each other for inclusion of their goals in politicians' platforms by constructing problems that allow them to implement their traditional solutions. The social construction of threats by various members of the community of security professionals is analyzed, along with the diminishing lines between internal & external security; the emergence of immigration as a global security problem; & ways the discourse about illegal immigrants is framed by "struggles for a monopoly of the definition & hierarchy of threats." Bureaucratic games, the media's role, blurred lines between military & police activities, & identification of the immigrant as a common adversary are explored. 106 References. J. Lindroth