One of the central issues nations share in our globalized world is a drastic reshaping of populations brought about by massive labor migrations. With this has come another globally pervasive issue: immigrant abuse. From Asian workers abused in the oil-rich Gulf states, Latinos trafficked at the US-Mexico border, African sans papiersexploited in France, and sub-Saharan farmhands attacked by organized crime groups in Italy, these communities have faced acute discrimination, exploitation, and violence. With so many of these laborers undocumented and spread across a variety of nations, industries, and cultures, a truly global assessment of their lives and how they fit into their new societies has yet to be offered. The Immigrant Warprovides a global and accessible look at the emerging social conflict immigration has evoked. To do so, Vittorio Longhi navigates the conflicting assumptions about many immigrant communities-how they are simultaneously vital social actors fighting for their human rights and passive victims beleaguered by unrelenting antagonism-and exposes an alarmingly absent response from many governments, who allow these huge populations to falter in a policy vacuum. Sketching this moment in global history as an immigrant war for human rights, citizenship, and equality, Longhi offers a vital rethinking of the immigration policy that needs to be drafted in order to break the chain of exploitation and provide immigrants a viable role in contemporary society. Giving voice to countless untold stories from every corner of the world, The Immigrant Waris a comprehensive look at a critical topic that will likely shape the community you live in, no matter where it is.