{"product_id":"hostile-environment-how-immigrants-became-scapegoats-9781788739603","title":"Hostile Environment: How Immigrants Became Scapegoats","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow migrants became the scapegoats of contemporary mainstream politics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs refugees drowned in the Mediterranean, the UK Government proudly announced that the aim of its immigration policy was to create a 'hostile environment' for undocumented immigrants. Despite study after study confirming that immigration is not damaging the economy or putting a strain on public services, migrants continue to be blamed for all the UK's ills. How did we get here? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Maya Goodfellow offers a compelling answer and illuminates the dark underbelly of contemporary immigration policies. Talking to politicians, immigration lawyers, and immigrants themselves, Goodfellow examines how the media and successive governments have created and fuelled anti-immigration politics over the last fifty years. Ultimately, Hostile Environment reveals the distinct forms of racism and dehumanisation that result from these policies. Goodfellow's book is a crucial reminder of the human cost to treating immigration as a problem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781788739603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.00d","brand":"Maya Goodfellow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36669038395548,"sku":"9781788739603","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_54d0208d-aa04-40b5-9bca-727ec4c74056.jpg?v=1603919058","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hostile-environment-how-immigrants-became-scapegoats-9781788739603","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}