How Does DNA Testing Affect Family Reunifications in the Immigration Process?.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family reunification.

Paternity testing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (11 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Latest Thinking, [date of publication not identified]

System Details:

video file

Summary:

In recent years DNA testing has increasingly been used by immigration authorities to facilitate family reunifications and to verify the family relations of applicants. This has affected immigration procedures and the understanding of the concept of family. As TORSTEN HEINEMANN explains in this video, the researchers investigated how DNA testing is introduced into the immigration process and the implications this has for the parties involved. By comparing the procedures in different EU countries and by interviewing everyone concerned in the process, the researchers found that several double standards are at work. These concern the alleged voluntariness to agree to a DNA test in the first place, the limitation of a purely biological understanding of the idea of family, and the right to control one's own genetic information. The findings indicate best practice recommendations for immigration policy making.

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