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Immigration
Whilst immigration policy is a controversial topic in the West, states continue to receive people who settle, whether as asylum-seekers or refugees, or as family members of existing migrants. This volume brings together articles which shape the thinking in this area, covering topics ranging from illegality to refugees and asylum-seekers.
| Author(s) | Edited by Susan Sterett. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 632 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 13 Sept 2006 |
| Availability | Available |
Whilst immigration policy is a controversial topic in the West, states continue to receive people who settle, whether as asylum-seekers or refugees, or as family members of existing migrants. This volume brings together articles which shape the thinking in this area, covering topics ranging from illegality to refugees and asylum-seekers.
Contents: Series preface; Introduction. Part I Illegality, Mercy and the Language of Deservingness: Opposing Prop. 187: undocumented immigrants and the national imagination, Linda Bosniak; Immigration, law and marginalization in a global economy: notes fr
Susan Sterett is a Professor in the Center for Public Administration and Policy and Director of the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech. She is the editor of the collection Sociolegal Studies and Disaster, published as part of a series with the Onati
