USP 162. Migration and the City (4 units)
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Description
How do local and global power dynamics shape migration and immigrant inequality? In this course, students learn how capitalism, state and local policies, and climate change shape migration. They also discuss how urban politics, economic contexts, border enforcement, and policing drive (or mitigate) immigrant inequalities. Finally, students look at how immigrants organize and reshape the cities they are in, with a focus on Latinos in Southern California and at the US-Mexico border. Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Prerequisite courses
USP 162 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have USP 162 as a prerequisite.