Unaccompanied Migrant Children: Social, Legal, and Ethical Perspectives

Author:   Hille Haker ,  Molly Greening ,  Philip M. Anderson ,  Adam Avrushin
Publisher:   Lexington Books
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9781498574525


Pages:   262
Publication Date:   12 December 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Hille Haker ,  Molly Greening ,  Philip M. Anderson ,  Adam Avrushin
Publisher:   Lexington Books
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.531kg
ISBN:  

9781498574525


ISBN 10:   1498574521
Pages:   262
Publication Date:   12 December 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction Molly Greening and Hille Haker Part I 1. Unaccompanied Javier Zamora 2. Childhood, Violence, and Displacement: Experiences of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children from the Perspective of Human and Legal Service Providers in North and Central America Maria Vidal de Haymes, Adam Avrushin, and Celeste Sánchez 3. Trauma, Detachment, and Non-Belonging: The Plight of Migrant and Refugee Children Stephanie N. Arel 4. Unaccompanied Refugee Children and Adolescents and Access to Vocational Training in Germany—with a Focus on Bavaria Philip Anderson Part II 5. Betraying Children’s Rights: Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in the United States Katherine Kaufka Walts 6. The Curious Case of Jane Doe Susan Terrio 7. Human Vulnerability and Vulnerable Rights: On Children’s Rights and Asylum Politics in Sweden Elena Namli and Linde Lindkvist Part III 8. Holy Family or Holy Child? Child Migrants as Vulnerable Agents Cristina L.H. Traina 9. Toward a Moral Response to Unaccompanied Minors in the U.S. Context Kristin E. Heyer 10. Justice as Responsibility to Child Migrants Tisha Rajendra 11. Going It Alone—Political Ethics and the Rights of Unaccompanied Migrant Children Hille Haker

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As a nation, the U.S. tore Africa children from their parents to sell and Indian children to educate at boarding schools. So tearing children from their immigrant parents is more the norm then the historical exception. Few protested then, few are aware today. This is why Greening and Haker's book is so crucial for such a time as this. Relying on professionals working directly with migrant children, here in the U.S. and Europe, the editors provide practical praxis based on academic research which could be implemented by our governments, our faith communities, ourselves. -- Miguel A. De La Torre, professor of Social Ethics and Latinx Studies, Iliff School of Theology This book is a strong challenge to the way the United States and Europe treat unaccompanied migrant children today. Drawing on the experience of the children themselves, it provides careful social analysis of the sources of their mistreatment and issues a ringing call to change the direction of migration policy. The ethical arguments in this book are both compelling and urgently needed. -- David Hollenbach S.J., Georgetown University This is a powerful, moving, and motivating book. From Javier Zamora's gripping and gut-wrenching poem; through the social scientists who immerse themselves and us in migrant children's realities; the service providers who capture our own feelings of pain and powerlessness; the theologians who envision a more generous, just and faithful embrace of the vulnerable and tenacious young-we are reminded just how merciless and unrelenting our national policies can be. The take-away: Neither turn away nor despair. Register the gravity of this suffering inflicted on children. Make space for the compassion that nurtures solidarity and justice. Take action. -- Lisa Sowle Cahill, J. Donald Monan Professor of Theology, Boston College


As a nation, the U.S. tore African children from their parents to sell and Indian children to educate at boarding schools. So tearing children from their immigrant parents is more the norm then the historical exception. Few protested then, few are aware today. This is why Greening and Haker's book is so crucial for such a time as this. Relying on professionals working directly with migrant children, here in the U.S. and Europe, the editors provide practical praxis based on academic research which could be implemented by our governments, our faith communities, ourselves. -- Miguel A. De La Torre, professor of Social Ethics and Latinx Studies, Iliff School of Theology This book is a strong challenge to the way the United States and Europe treat unaccompanied migrant children today. Drawing on the experience of the children themselves, it provides careful social analysis of the sources of their mistreatment and issues a ringing call to change the direction of migration policy. The ethical arguments in this book are both compelling and urgently needed. -- David Hollenbach S.J., Georgetown University This is a powerful, moving, and motivating book. From Javier Zamora's gripping and gut-wrenching poem; through the social scientists who immerse themselves and us in migrant children's realities; the service providers who capture our own feelings of pain and powerlessness; the theologians who envision a more generous, just and faithful embrace of the vulnerable and tenacious young-we are reminded just how merciless and unrelenting our national policies can be. The take-away: Neither turn away nor despair. Register the gravity of this suffering inflicted on children. Make space for the compassion that nurtures solidarity and justice. Take action. -- Lisa Sowle Cahill, J. Donald Monan Professor of Theology, Boston College


As a nation, the U.S. tore Africa children from their parents to sell and Indian children to educate at boarding schools. So tearing children from their immigrant parents is more the norm then the historical exception. Few protested then, few are aware today. This is why Greening and Haker's book is so crucial for such a time as this. Relying on professionals working directly with migrant children, here in the U.S. and Europe, the editors provide practical praxis based on academic research which could be implemented by our governments, our faith communities, ourselves. -- Miguel A. De La Torre, professor of Social Ethics and Latinx Studies, Iliff School of Theology


Author Information

Hille Haker is the Richard McCormick S.J. Endowed Chair of Catholic Moral Theology at Loyola University Chicago. Molly Greening is a PhD student at Loyola University Chicago in the Integrative Studies in Ethics and Theology (ISET) program.

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