Immigration justice

What moral standards ought nation-states abide by when selecting immigration policies? Peter Higgins argues that immigration policies can only be judged by considering the inequalities that are produced by the institutions – such as gender, race and class – that constitute our social world. He chall...

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Main Author: Higgins, Peter W. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2013.
In:Year: 2013
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Immigration policy / Justice
Further subjects:B Emigration and immigration ; Government policy
B Emigration and immigration ; Moral and ethical aspects
B Emigration and immigration Government policy
B Emigration and immigration Moral and ethical aspects
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Parallel Edition:Print version: 9780748670260
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Summary:What moral standards ought nation-states abide by when selecting immigration policies? Peter Higgins argues that immigration policies can only be judged by considering the inequalities that are produced by the institutions – such as gender, race and class – that constitute our social world. He challenges conventional positions on immigration justice, including the view that states have a right to choose whatever immigration policies they like, or that all immigration restrictions ought to be eliminated and borders opened. Rather than suggesting one absolute solution, Higgins argues that a unique set of immigration policies will be just for each country. He concludes with concrete recommendations for policymaking.
Acknowledgments -- Philosophical and empirical context -- Nationalist approaches to immigration justice -- Cosmopolitan approaches to immigration justice -- Priority of disadvantage principle -- Immigration justice: in defense of the priority of disadvantage principle -- Admission, exclusion and beyond: which immigration policies are just? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
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ISBN:0748670270