RT Article
T1 Ethical Theories and Approaches to Immigration in the United States: A Focus on Undocumented Immigrants
JF Transformation
VO 38
IS 2
SP 138
OP 157
A1 Sackey-Ansah, Alex
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1763009661
AB The United States has dealt with issues on immigration for over a century. The largest wave of immigration before the late 20th century began in the 1870s and peaked in 1910 (Foley & Hoge, 2007). In the past few decades, the United States has dealt overwhelmingly with the issue of undocumented immigrants. This challenge has led to different approaches to immigration reform and to help regulate the influx of immigrants across its borders. Generally, however, there have been two major sets of voices indicative of the opinion of the American populace. One group has called for tighter immigration rules to prevent the easy entry of undocumented immigrants who have been branded as criminals. The other group has taken a moral and ethical stance to permit the entry of immigrants and to formulate a process for their legal residency. These two opposing views have triggered an ongoing discussion on undocumented immigrants.
K1 United States
K1 UNDOCUMENTED immigrants
K1 Immigration
K1 Jurisdiction
K1 Human Rights
K1 Ethical
DO 10.1177/0265378821994215