How To Think Better About Immigration | Homi Bhabha

Immigration forces us to reconsider our ideas of nationality, citizenship and belonging - according to Homi Bhabha. Full argument listed below:

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Homi's argument:
1. A sense of belonging is important, but it is often not as simple as belonging to one national community.
2. A sense of belonging is certainly important and our attachment to some roots and culture is essential to being human. However, people can feel like they belong in multiple places.
3. Patriotic nationalism is important to who we are.
4. Tribal nationalism however is often based around a particular kind of, somewhat tyrannical figure, who presents himself as a breaking of traditions, and it represents the majority as if it is continually under threat.
5. Tribal nationalism is certainly increasing; everyone seems obsessed with deciding who belongs and who does not belong.

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David Miller: Professor of Political Theory at Oxford and supporter of liberal nationalism, Miller is the author of National Responsibility and Global Justice.

Homi Bhabha: Professor of the Humanities at Harvard, Bhabha is a leading voice in postcolonial studies. He is the author of The Location of Culture and Nation and Narration.

Yassmin Abdel-Magied: An activist and writer, Yassmin founded Youth Without Borders at 16, which lead her to being named the Young Queenslander of the Year 2010.

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