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9780739141007

And You Welcomed Me Migration and Catholic Social Teaching

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  • ISBN13:

    9780739141007

  • ISBN10:

    0739141007

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-10-12
  • Publisher: Lexington Books

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Summary

Human beings leave their homelands for many reasons and they are called by many names: illegal aliens, strangers, asylum-seekers, displaced persons, economic migrants, lawful permanent residents, refugees, temporary workers, and victims of trafficking. Some are forced to flee because of violence, persecution, natural disaster, or intense economic privation. Most migrate in search of a better life, many as part of a family survival strategy. The movement of people from one place to another has remained a constant feature of human history. In an era characterized by the fast and cheaper movement of goods and services around the globe, migrants are the face of globalization. The world's two hundred million migrants often find themselves at the center of economic, social, and political debates. This book describes the distinctive way in which Catholic social teaching looks at migrants. It analyzes migration from the legal, social science, and cultural perspectives, and gives special consideration to the lived experience of immigrants themselves and their host communities. The book identifies gaps and opportunities to improve government and non-governmental responses to migration on a local, national, and international level. And You Welcomed Me aims to reframe perspectives on migration by focusing on the human beings at the heart of this phenomenon. It analyzes trade, immigration, labor, national security, and integration policies in light of the core Catholic commitment to the common good, human dignity, authentic development, and solidarity.

Author Biography

Donald Kerwin is vice president for programs at the Migration Policy Institute. Jill Marie Gerschutz is migration policy director and outreach coordinator of the Office of Social and International Ministries at the Jesuit Conference, USA.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. vii
Introductionp. ix
Crossing the Divide: Foundations of a Theology of Migration and Refugeesp. 1
International Migration: Social, Economic, and Humanitarian Considerationsp. 31
But the Laborers Are … Many? Catholic Social Teaching on Business, Labor, and Economic Migrationp. 55
Rights, the Common Good, and Sovereignty in Service of the Human Personp. 93
Integration Yesterday and Today: New Challenges for the United States and the Churchp. 123
Christian Hospitality and Solidarity with the Strangerp. 149
Indexp. 157
About the Authorsp. 161
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