The poor are rooted in place. The rich are mobile. Their freedom to drift rests on others' confinement. When climate devastation drives displacement, the crisis is rebranded as immigration failure, and coercive arms of the state are unleashed without limits.
When Climate Change Meets Immigration Law: The Legal Gap for Climate-Displaced People
Climate change is displacing millions, but U.S. environmental and immigration laws fail to protect climate migrants—revealing a growing legal gap with urgent human consequences.