Old and Dangerous: Bordering Older Migrants’ Mobilities, Rejuvenating the Post-Welfare State

Abstract

Abstract Caught in the cross-hairs of perceived crises of aging populations, increasing migration flows, and social welfare sustainability, older migrants are often not welcome in post-welfare states. Employing a feminist border analysis, Canada’s relatively generous immigration policies on parent and grandparent entry are analyzed to show the ways in which older people’s mobilities are bordered, who is most affected, and why this bordering is worthy of attention. We show links between these policies and Canada’s national rejuvenation project that aims to externalize and privatize both the costs and labor of social reproduction, limiting state contributions.