HON 300BB - Immigration and Justice

Institution:

Westminster College (Salt Lake City)

Subject:

Honors

Description:

This course will focus on the diversity of contemporary issues of U.S. immigration. The emphasis will be on contemporary issues, such as the origins and destination of (past and present) immigrants, conditions under which immigration takes place, politics of admission and immigration law, undocumented immigration, the labor force participation of immigrants, gender, family, and the children of immigrants. This course will be dealing with the topic of justice set against intensified global mobility and greater economic, political, cultural and technological interaction. Students will examine different perspectives on global migration and justice, contemplate our ethical and political responsibilities to migrants, as well as engage ongoing debates regarding the permanency and importance of political borders in an era of intense globalization.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.westminstercollege.edu

Phone Number:

(801) 484-7651

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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