God and the illegal alien : United States immigration law and a theology of politics / Robert W. Heimburger.
2018
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Title
God and the illegal alien : United States immigration law and a theology of politics / Robert W. Heimburger.
Published
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Copyright
©2018
Call Number
KF4819 .H45 2018
ISBN
9781107176621 hardcover
110717662X hardcover
9781316629833 paperback
131662983X paperback
9781316821268
110717662X hardcover
9781316629833 paperback
131662983X paperback
9781316821268
Description
xx, 238 pages ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)994415316
Summary
"The migration movement of peoples across borders is a concern for many societies today. Millions of men, women, and children crossing borders without documents or overstaying visas are considered "illegal aliens" under federal United States 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 where migrants stand within God's world and how authorities can govern immigration with Christian ethics. The author tracks the emergence of the concept of the illegal alien in federal United States law while exploring Christian ways understanding of belonging, government, and relationships with neighbors. A thought-provoking book that provides a fresh response to the difficult issue of illegal immigration in the United States through the context of Christian theology"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
Record Appears in
Gift
Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch Fund
Gift
The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch Fund
Table of Contents
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
4. 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.
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
4. 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.