Michael J. Sullivan

Earned Citizenship (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

The migration and settlement of 11 million unauthorized immigrants is among the leading political challenges facing the United States today. The majority of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. have been here for more than five years, and are settling into American communities, working, forming families, and serving in the military, even though they may be detained and deported if they are discovered. An open question remains as to what to do about unauthorized immigrants who are already living in the United States. On one hand it is important that the government sends a message that future violations of immigration law will not be tolerated. On the other sits a deeper ethical dilemma that is the focus of this book: what do the state and citizens owe to unauthorized immigrants who have served their adopted country? Earned Citizenship argues that long-term unauthorized immigrant residents should be able to earn legalization and a pathway to citizenship through service in their adopted communities. Their service would act as restitution for immigration law violations. Military service in particular would merit naturalization in countries with a strong citizen-soldier tradition, including the United States. The book also considers the civic value of caregiving as a service to citizens and the country, contending that family immigration policies should be expanded to recognize the importance of caregiving duties for dependents. This argument is part of a broader project in political theory and public policy aimed at reconciling civic republicanism with a feminist ethic of care, and its emphasis on dependency work. As a whole, Earned Citizenship provides a non-humanitarian justification for legalizing unauthorized immigrants based on their contributions to citizens and institutions in their adopted nation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780190918378
• Artikelnr.: 55508905

Autorenporträt

Michael J. Sullivan is Associate Professor in the Graduate International Relations Department at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. His work has appeared in Restorative Justice, Politics, Groups and Identities, Social Politics, International Journal of Children's Rights, Canadian Review of American Studies, Journal of Identity and Migration Studies, Boston Journal of Law and Social Justice, and Texas Law Review.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1:
Introduction: Debating Immigration Reform
Chapter 2:
Civic Membership as Reciprocity
Chapter 3:
Earned Citizenship through Military Service
Chapter 4:
Keeping Faith with Immigrant Military Personnel and Veterans
Chapter 5:
Recognizing the Civic Value of Parenting a New Generation
Chapter 6:
Caring as a Civic Service
Chapter 7:
Moving Past "Americanization" towards Earned Citizenship
Chapter 8:
Conclusion: Prospects for Earned Citizenship in a New Restrictionist Era
Notes
References
Index