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The Importance of Considering Undocumented Immigration from Multiple Perspectives in the Context of Social Justice
Author(s) -
Negy Charles
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
analyses of social issues and public policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1530-2415
pISSN - 1529-7489
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-2415.2011.01268.x
Subject(s) - immigration , economic justice , context (archaeology) , criminology , political science , authorization , law , social justice , sociology , geography , computer security , archaeology , computer science
Undocumented immigration is a contested topic in the United States and elsewhere. Currently, it is estimated that close to 12 million people reside in the United States without legal authorization (Pew Hispanic Center, 2009). Few issues are as polemic and contentious as the issue of undocumented immigration. Although much can be said and written about this issue, I will limit my discussion of this topic to aspects of this debate that I consider to be neglected. Specifically, when people advocate for the rights of undocumented immigrants to reside in the United States in the name of social justice, whose social justice do they have in mind?