Go Back to Where You Came From

"Polakow-Suransky, a fellow with the Open Society Foundations and a former opinion editor at the New York Times, has reported from across the globe for this book, providing dispatches from refu­gee camps and interviewing politicians, activists and immigrants on all sides of this debate. He captures social and political transformations in simple, memorable lines."

"[Sasha Polakow-Suransky] has produced something badly needed in the English language [...] this book's strength is its window into Europe's voices, past and present, and the links the author finds between them."

"Polakow-Suransky is a steady and sober tour guide... the cumulative impact of his reporting is distressing. After reading his book, it's still possible to imagine a better future for the planet, but it's not nearly as easy... Go Back to Where You Came From is a cautionary tale focused on Europe, it also serves as a reminder of future challenges that we will face across the globe, as millions of climate refugees will be forced to move into new countries."

"A well-researched and authoritatively written analysis that resists easy answers and generalizations regarding the complex problems of immigration... Not an apologia for resistance to immigration but rather a nuanced, important analysis of an issue fraught with complications."

"A sobering view on the effect and extent of right-wing radicalism in liberal democracies for those interested in the recent rise of right-wing populism."

"Sasha Polakow-Suransky confronts deep tensions between race, class, and borders that so many liberals would prefer to ignore, with detailed examples from Europe, the United States, and South Africa. For those of us deeply worried about the future of liberal democracy, Go Back to Where You Came From is an important and enlightening book."

"Sasha Polakow-Suransky's superb new book unpacks the story, taking readers through a changing Europe bursting with promise yet racked by conflict. With its deep reportage, gripping prose, and powerful message, [Go Back to Where You Came From is] a must-read for anyone trying to understand global politics today-and tomorrow."

"The West has been taken over by a moral panic over immigrants that threatens to found a new fascism. Sasha Polakow-Suransky's new book is a fine antidote against this motivated menace."

"An important, deeply reported investigation that helps us understand the rise of the extreme right across the globe and a warning of how it threatens Western democracies. A must-read for all concerned citizens."

"Go Back to Where You Came From offers a brilliant, bracing survey of the global immigration wars, from the working-class suburbs of Europe to the slums of South Africa to refugee camps in the South Pacific. Those who reject Sasha Polakow-Suransky's conclusions, as I do, must nevertheless reckon with this powerful book."