‘Migration Under the Glow of Privilege’—Unpacking Privilege and Its Effect on the Migration Experience
通过拆解“特权”概念，提出区位和历史两种特权来源，构建移民类型学（边缘型、外围型、同化型、受欢迎型），解释不同群体在移民融合中的差异，对研究移民工人和包容性组织有启示。
Abstract Economic migration is a significant and growing development around the world but has produced unequal outcomes and experiences for marginalized groups. To theoretically explain such inequalities, we argue that integration experiences of immigrants in the host country differ based on the privilege that their demographic category bestows on them (or not). We elucidate our arguments by unpacking the concept of ‘privilege’ to theorize two key sources of privilege— locational and historical —and explain them using the global economic divide (Global North vs. Global South) and local social divides (race and caste). We propose that locational and historical privilege manifest as various types of capital that immigrants carry into their host countries. We juxtapose these two sources of privilege and its levels (low vs. high) to develop a typology of immigrants— Marginalized, Peripheral, Assimilated, and Wanted— that captures differences in migrants’ integration experiences. By shining a light on the systematic differences between immigrants based on privilege, our research brings additional nuance to the scholarship on immigrant workers and inclusive organizations; and broadens avenues to make human resource practices more ethical by taking these differences into account.