God and the illegal alien : United States immigration law and a theology of politics / Robert W. Heimburger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heimburger, Robert W. (Robert Whitaker), 1979- author.

Series:

Law and Christianity

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Noncitizens--United States.

Noncitizens.

Illegal immigration--United States.

Illegal immigration.

Political theology.

United States.

Emigration and immigration law--United States.

Emigration and immigration law.

Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Emigration and immigration.

Political theology--United States.

Religion and state--United States.

Religion and state.

Christianity and law.

Noncitizens--Government policy--United States.

Illegal immigration--Government policy--United States.

Noncitizens--Government policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 238 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

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 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 U.S. law while exploring Christian ways of understanding belonging, government, and relationships with neighbors. This is 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.

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.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781316817131

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