Moral and Political Philosophy of Immigration - Liberty, Security, and Equality

José Jorge Mendoza argues that the difficulty with resolving the issue of immigration is a conflict over competing moral and political principles and is essentially a problem of philosophy. This book brings dialog to various contemporary philosophical texts that deal with immigration to provide normative guidance to immigration policy and reform.

List of contents

Introduction: Philosophy and the Issue of Immigration
Chapter 1: The Security Concern and the Security Dilemma
Chapter 2: The Liberty Concern and the Liberty Dilemma
Chapter 3: The Immigration Debate within Philosophy
Chapter 4: A Legitimate State's Freedom of Association and Its Critics
Chapter 5: The Ethics of Immigration Enforcement
Conclusion: Toward a Just Framework for Immigration Reform

About the author

José Jorge Mendoza is assistant professor of philosophy at University of Massachusetts, Lowell.

Product details

• Authors: Jos Mendoza, Jose Mendoza, Jose Jorge Mendoza, José Jorge Mendoza
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781498508537
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-0853-7
• No. of pages: 156
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Migration, immigration & emigration, Ethics and moral philosophy, Migration, immigration and emigration, Political science and theory, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples