God and the illegal alien United States immigration law and a theology of politics
Today in the United States, millions of men, women, and children are considered 'illegal aliens' under federal law. While the presence of these migrants runs against the law, many arrive in response to U.S. demand for cheap labor and stay to contribute to community life. This book asks whe...
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2018
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| Series: | Law and Christianity
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Part 1. The Immigrant as Alien; 1. How the Alien emerged: Allegiance, English Law, and Federal Immigration Law; 2. Coming Near to Distant Neighbors in God's World; Part II. The Alien as Unlawfully Present; 3. How Aliens Became Illegal: Sovereignty, Chinese Migration, and Federal Immigration Law; The Humble Guard: Governing Immigration Under God; Part III. An Unlawfully Present Alien From a Neighboring Country?; 5. How Nationals of Neighboring Countries Became Illegal Aliens: Non-Discrimination, Mexican Migration, and Federal Immigration Law; 6. Justice and Mercy Among Neighbors; Conclusion