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Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 192 p. This book is a product of he two workshops held in November 2008 and May 2009 at Koc University, Istanbul, within the scope of the project entitled 'Irregular Migration at Two Borders : The Turkish-EU and Mexican-USA Cases' and funded by the German Marshall Fund of the United States. The editors have greatly benefitted from the papers and views presented during these workshops and they ar deeply thankfil to the participants, some of whom have also contributed to this volume. The volume has generally followed the objectives of the project, including highlighting the phenomena of irregular migration both as an issue of securitization and economization in two different geographical settings, suggesting relevant policy changes and creating an effective forum for discussion on the topic among academics, policymakers, implementers and civil society actors in the countries involved. "Acknowledgements Contributors Introduction by Ahmet Içduygu and Deniz Sert 1. Unauthorized Mexico Migration and Policy Responses by Philip L. Martin, University of California Davis, and Mark Miller 2. The Mexican Border Cities and Irregular Migration to the United States by Rodolfo Cruz Piñeiro 3. Mexican Migration to the US dur-ing the 2008-2009 World Economic Recession by Liliana Meza Gonzales and Carla Pederzini Villarreal 4. Bordering 'Fortress Europe From Within and Inside-Out: Greece, the EU and the Complex Dynamics of Interaction in Immigration Policy-making (1990-2000) by Georgia Mavrodi 5. The Gate of Thrace: Turkey-EU Case by Deniz Sert 6. Mexico and Turkey as Transit Countries by Giovanna Marconi 7. How to cross? Migrant Perspectives by Basak Bilecen 8. Concluding Remarks: Issues, Lessons, and Next Steps by Ahmet Içduygu and Deniz Sert Index".