Abbreviations

1 Introduction: Migration Politics and the Left

Migration in Capitalism

The Left and Migration Politics

Organization of the Book

2 Socialism, Marxism and Migration

The Irish Question, Imperialism and Class

The Great Mystifications

Colonialism, Class and National Questions

Social Democracy and Its Potential for Transformation

3 Imperialism and Migrant Labour in the Capitalist World Economy

Migration, Growth and Population Fanaticism

Imperialism and Displacement

Militarism

Global Capitalism Dominates Diverse Modes of Production around the World

Mexico-US Migration and Dependency

Migration, Remittances and Economic Development

4 Borders, Militarism and Inequality

Borders and Militarism

Immigration Control in the US

EU Borders: The 'Long Summer of Migration'

The Making of the European Union: From the 'Golden Age' to Neoliberalism

Capitalism Does Not Live Up to Its Idealized Form

5 Wages, Organized Labour and Post-Work Utopianism

Migration, Labour Standards and Unions

Working Conditions in Global Production

Migration, Wages and Labour Markets in the Global North

It Is Easier to Imagine the End of Capitalism than Full Automation

6 The Production of Class Antagonisms in Capitalism

Anti-Irish Racism, Colonialism and Development

Racial Antagonisms in Britain in the Neoliberal Era

Class Antagonisms in the US Labour Movement

The State, Media and Class Antagonisms in the UK Lindsey Oil Refinery Strikes

Who Are the Imperialist Worker Elites?

7 Strikes, Internationalism and Solidarity

Emancipation from Exploitation

Renewal of the World Labour Movement

Migrant Cleaners and Worker-Led Alliances in and around the City of London

Emancipation from Racism and Class Division

Emancipation from Borders

8 A Socialist Approach to Migration

A Socialist Idea of Migration

How is Socialist Transformation Achieved?

The National Question and Universalist Demands

Towards Equality of Movement

References

Index