Kinship Across Borders a Christian Ethic of Immigration.
The failure of current immigration policies in the United States has resulted in dire consequences: a significant increase in border deaths, a proliferation of smuggling networks, prolonged family separation, inhumane raids, a patchwork of local ordinances criminalizing activities of immigrants and...
Основен автор: | Heyer, Kristin E. |
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Формат: | Електронен |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
Washington :
Georgetown University Press,
2012.
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Серия: |
Moral traditions series.
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Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=502640 |
Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Kinship Across Borders : A Christian Ethic of Immigration. |
Резюме: |
The failure of current immigration policies in the United States has resulted in dire consequences: a significant increase in border deaths, a proliferation of smuggling networks, prolonged family separation, inhumane raids, a patchwork of local ordinances criminalizing activities of immigrants and those who harbor them, and the creation of an underclass?none of which are appropriate or just outcomes for those holding Christian commitments. Kinship Across Borders analyzes contemporary US immigration in the context of fundamental Christian beliefs about the human person, sin, family life, and g. |
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Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (209 pages). |
Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781589019317 1589019318 |