Equality, Justice and the Problem of International Borders: The Case of Canadian Immigration Regulation

2015/02/26 by Harald Bauder, Bauder, Harald · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Canadian politics #Justice #Migration and Labor Dynamics #Migration, Refugees, and Integration #Social Policy and Reform Studies #border control #borders #equality #immigration #immigration controls #immigration policies

paper · doi:10.14288/acme.v2i2.693

openalex publication_date 2015/02/26 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01

Abstract

I examine the legitimacy of immigration controls in the context of Canada and this country’s restrictive immigration policies. Despite the fundamental, philosophical arguments against immigration restrictions, the necessity of immigration controls is rarely questioned in Canadian politics. In this paper I suggest that there is an incredible cynicism of Canadian immigration policies with respect to this country’s own political principles. The idea of international migration controls is neither sustainable from a larger liberaltheory perspective nor a political-economy viewpoint. I suggest that geographers should imagine alternatives to the current systems of immigration control and the regulation of the international movement of people.

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