Family Migration Schemes and Liberal Neutrality: A Dilemma
In this essay, I argue that the privileging of romantic and familial ties by those who believe in the liberal state’s right to exclude prospective immigrants cannot be justified. The reasons that count in favour of these relationships count equally in favour of a great array of relationships, from f...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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Journal of moral philosophy
Year: 2016, Volume: 13, Issue: 5, Pages: 553-575 |
Further subjects: | B
Friends
B Immigration B Neutrality B Family B Children |
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Summary: | In this essay, I argue that the privileging of romantic and familial ties by those who believe in the liberal state’s right to exclude prospective immigrants cannot be justified. The reasons that count in favour of these relationships count equally in favour of a great array of relationships, from friends to creative collaborators, and whatever else falls in between. The liberal partialist now faces a dilemma, either the scope of the right to exclude is much more limited or much broader than she previously assumed. |
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ISSN: | 1745-5243 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of moral philosophy
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/17455243-4681056 |