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And You Welcomed Me
Migration and Catholic Social Teaching
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2009
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.
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Bibliographic data
Copyright year
2009
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-4099-4
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-4101-4
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
164
Product type
Edited Book
Table of contents
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
Chapter One. Crossing the Divide: Foundations of a Theology of Migration and Refugees No access Pages 1 - 30
Chapter Two. International Migration: Social, Economic, and Humanitarian Considerations No access Pages 31 - 54
Chapter Three. But the Laborers Are . . . Many? Catholic Social Teaching on Business, Labor, and Economic Migration No access Pages 55 - 92
Chapter Four. Rights, the Common Good, and Sovereignty in Service of the Human Person No access Pages 93 - 122
Chapter Five. Integration Yesterday and Today: New Challenges for the United States and the Church No access Pages 123 - 148
Chapter Six. Christian Hospitality and Solidarity with the Stranger No access Pages 149 - 156
