Destination Detroit, Discourses on the Refugee in a Post-Industrial City

Author

Luthra; Rashmi

Year

2024

Publisher

University of Michigan Press

Language

English

Pages

ISBN

978-0-47290-462-4

Link

Last Update

21-May-2026

Keywords

Sociology ; Communication Studies

Description

n this chapter I chiefly explore the discourse that sought to smooth the way for routing Syrian refugees to Detroit. My goal is to provide a broader understanding of what has been termed the greatest refugee crisis since World War II (Packer 2015). The debate on whether the United States should help to address the crisis, and to what extent, including the number of refugees it would take in, occurred within a larger global context. The US contribution would at best pale in comparison to the role played by countries in the Middle East, such as Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey,...