Opinion: To understand how migrations affect human securities, look to the past

The authors argue that if we are to create migration policies that balance the human rights of migrants with the security concerns of host populations, we will need evidence based answers to addressquestions such as whether the unprecedented level of migration is unsustainable, and that these migrants threaten the host's way of life. 

Author Name(s): 
Altschul, Jeffrey H.;

 Kintigh, Keith W.;

 Aldenderfer, Mark;

 Alonzi, Elise;

 Armit, Ian;

 Barceló, Juan Antonio;

 Beekman, Christopher S.;

 Bickle, Penny;

 Bird, Douglas W.;

 Ingram, Scott E.;

 Isayev, Elena;

 Kandel, Andrew W.;

 Kiddey, Rachael;

 Kienon-Kaboré, Hélène Timpoko;

 Niccolucci, Franco;

 Ragsdale, Corey S.;

 Scaffidi, Beth K.;

 Ortman, Scott G.;
Citation: 

Altschul, J. H., et al. 2020. Opinion: To understand how migrations affect human securities, look to the past. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: 202015146.

Publication type: 
Articles
Journal Article
Publication year: 
2020
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2015146117
Link(s): 
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2015146117
Biome/Habitat: 
Multiple Habitats
Population: 
Migration
Scale: 
Global
Nat. Res. and Env. Stressors: 
Climate
Consumption
Land
Methodology: 
Essay or Review
Language: 
English