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October 9, 2025The Journal of Race Ethnicity and PoliticsOpen Access

Who is Disposable? The Making and Re-Making of the “Bad” Migrant at Europe’s Borders

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GBGemma BirdDSDavide Schmid

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This article analyzes migration policy and its impact on identifying ‘good’ and ‘bad’ migrants, highlighting serious implications.

Key Points

  • A redefinition of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ migrants is occurring due to evolving political economic factors.
  • Policies shape which individuals are deemed legitimate ‘genuine’ or ‘bogus’ asylum seekers and migrants.
  • The dichotomy of ‘legal’ and ‘illegal’ migration highlights emerging racialized disposability.
  • European bordering practices are influenced by various political, economic, and racialized narratives.

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Bird et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e70db290569dd607ee642dhttps://doi.org/10.1017/rep.2025.10023
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