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Race Discourse And Proposition 187, John Sw Park
Race Discourse And Proposition 187, John Sw Park
Michigan Journal of Race and Law
Proposition 187 inspired a visceral public discourse. Proponents and opponents of the measure discussed several themes important to contemporary political theory, particularly themes related to sovereignty and civil rights. This Note shows how participants in that debate-including people of color-spoke of "rights" in a way that denied the possibility for undocumented aliens to have rights. When citizens spoke, they did so in a way that implicitly linked rights to citizenship; in other words, they assumed that without citizenship, persons were not entitled to rights or rights-based claims. Ironically, the debate about Proposition 187 pointed to the achievements of a "civil …
Plight Of France's Sans-Papiers Gives A Face To Struggle Over Immigration Reform, Christian E. O'Connell
Plight Of France's Sans-Papiers Gives A Face To Struggle Over Immigration Reform, Christian E. O'Connell
Human Rights Brief
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