Reclaiming Justice and Eliminating Inequality through Compassionate Migration: The Relentless Struggle of Migrants Living in the Shadows
This article elaborates on the emerging concept of compassionate migration as a counter-hegemonic response to the institutions and systems that criminalize unauthorized immigration, including the assistance provided by those who aid such migrants out of a sense of compassion. In the name of human di...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Gonzaga Library Publishing
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Hate Studies |
| Online Access: | https://jhs.press.gonzaga.edu/articles/93 |
| Summary: | This article elaborates on the emerging concept of compassionate migration as a counter-hegemonic response to the institutions and systems that criminalize unauthorized immigration, including the assistance provided by those who aid such migrants out of a sense of compassion. In the name of human dignity, it is imperative that those who live in the shadows of United States immigration law and its enforcement system sense that social justice is a tangible possibility, and that they indeed may be able to free themselves from the structures that criminalize them and render them vulnerable to various forms of discrimination and other human rights abuses. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-7442 |