本书告诉了我们移民问题为何重要，它与全球化、发展、贫困和人权究竟有何关联。作者着重探讨了寻求庇护、人口贩卖和文化融合等方面的问题，澄清了围绕这些问题的种种误解，并指出了移民对于本国及世界的经济裨益之所在。

"The Practical Skeptic" is a concise introduction to sociology that focuses on core concepts as the central building blocks for understanding sociology. Lisa McIntyre's straightforward, lively, even humorous style and her emphasis on critical thinking make this an engaging and user-friendly text for students of all levels. Through this conversational style students are able to grasp key sociological concepts and learn the essential lesson that there is much that goes on in the social world that escapes the sociologically untrained eye.