Migration regulation by states often fails despite extensive efforts—but why? Professor Anna Triandafyllidou, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration at Toronto Metropolitan University, examines why state intervention in migration affairs produces limited results. This episode explores nationalism, sovereignty, the asylum-economic migrant distinction, Greece's transformation from emigration to immigration country, and the migration control industry at Europe's borders.Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EjQhtCUJFbA00:00:00 Introduction00:01:51 A journey into migration studies00:14:00 Why states regulate migration00:28:08 The complexities for states to regulate migration00:54:26 The demand for knowledge01:04:10 The benefits of migration01:09:20 Conclusion