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America’S Second-Class Children: An Examination Of President Trump’S Immigration Policies On Migrant Children And Inquiry On Justice Through The Catholic Perspective, Gabriel Sáenz
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Abstract forthcoming.
No Child Is An Island: The Predicament Of Statelessness For Children In The Caribbean, Catherine A. Tobin
No Child Is An Island: The Predicament Of Statelessness For Children In The Caribbean, Catherine A. Tobin
International Human Rights Law Journal
In a region characterized by human mobility, many children in the Caribbean are born in a different country than their parents. In fact, the Caribbean is considered one of the regions with the highest percentage of people migrating. This article will analyze the root causes of statelessness for children in the Caribbean, focusing primarily on the dangerous interplay between ineffective birth registration systems and lack of safeguards for children who would be otherwise stateless. The article will also address recent shifts in migration and nationality policies in countries such as The Bahamas and the Dominican Republic that have exacerbated existing …