Date of Publication:1967Authors: Silvano M. Tomasi
Migration in Light of Vatican IIThe aim of the study is to assess the teaching of the Second Vatican Council with regard to internal and external migration, and to understand the economic, psychological and spiritual needs of migrants in order to assist them through pastoral............
View Publication Date of Publication:1973Authors: Silvano M. Tomasi
Ethnic Heritage and Cultural Pluralism in the USAThe paper discusses two forms of ethnic identification in American society: the cultural world to which immigrants and socially and economically marginal racial groups cling and the “new ethnics” who utilized ethnic awareness to fulfill emotional or pragmatic goals. The............
View Publication Date of Publication:1973Authors: Austin T. Fragomen, Jr.
The Illegal Alien - A Criminal or Economic Refugee?Despite their contributions to American society, immigrants have been the targets of irrational and discriminatory attacks in times of national crisis and economic downturn. The paper explores nativist movements in the United States and the threat to the human rights............
View Publication Date of Publication:1973Authors: Lydio F. Tomasi
The Ethnic Factor in the Future of InequalityThe paper explores inequality, elitist vs. minority perspectives, and a pluralistic theory of ethnicity. It discusses the issues of culture and ethnicity within the framework of the relative positioning of different groups in society and the interactions among and between............
View Publication Date of Publication:1974Authors: Bishop Alfred Ancel
Theology of the Local Church in Relation to MigrationThis paper concerns the responsibility of local churches regarding the care of migrants and includes an opening message by Pope Paul VI on the subject. The ideal of treatment of migrants and attitudes toward foreigners is compared to the lived............
View Publication Date of Publication:1977Authors: Charles B. Keely, Patricia Elwell, Austin Fragomen, Jr., and Silvano M. Tomasi
Profiles on Undocumented Aliens in New York City: Haitians and DominicansThe paper examines the profiles of undocumented Haitians and Dominicans in New York City. Specifically, it looks at the personal and family background characteristics of the migrants, their participation in the labor force, their usage of social services and tax............
View Publication Date of Publication:1986Authors: Charles W. Stahl
International Labor Migration: A Study of the ASEAN CountriesA study of international labor migration as it affects the countries which constitute the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand-provides a unique opportunity with regard to international migration research because the ASEAN countries contain............
View Publication Date of Publication:1987Authors: Mark J. Miller
Employer Sanctions in Western EuropeThe study examines illegal immigration issues in Western Europe, including the employment of illegal aliens and patterns of illegal residency. It is also concerned with the development and enforcement of employer sanctions aimed at curbing illegal immigration. It argues that............
View Publication Date of Publication:1993Authors: Mark J. Miller and Robert A. Denemark
Migration and World Politics: A Critical Case for Theory and PolicyThe paper argues that because international migration is an interdisciplinary study, theories developed in different branches of the social sciences are applied inconsistently to work on migration; as a result it is difficult to evaluate or further develop theories. The............
View Publication Date of Publication:1994Authors: Anne Marie Gaillard
Migration Return: A Bibliographical OverviewThe paper seeks to find commonalities in the literature on the voluntary return of economic/labor migrants as well as forced migrants (displaced persons or refugees). It includes anthropological, economic, historical and psychological works, among others. The text is organized into............
View Publication Date of Publication:2001Authors: Donald Kerwin
America’s Second Class Non-Citizens: Why an Amnesty Won’t SufficeThe article argues that the US risks becoming a “dual society” in which recent immigrants are denied the right to participate in government, are separated from their families, barred from receiving public benefits and exploited economically. It uses these indicators............
View Publication Date of Publication:2003Authors: Donald Kerwin, Harry Brandon, Vincent Cannistraro and Angela Kelley
Immigration Policy, Law Enforcement and National SecurityThe paper argues that immigration policy is increasingly a result of national security concerns, despite the fact that the linkages between the two areas are not simple or well understood. The intersection of immigration law with law enforcement and intelligence............
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