Barataria (Oct 2012)

Immigration, security and democracy / Inmigración, seguridad y democracia

  • José J. Sanmartín

DOI
https://doi.org/10.20932/barataria.v0i13.121
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. Extraordinary
pp. 179 – 194

Abstract

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This article explores the link between security and migration, as a part of a progressive and democratic society. The needed respect for law enforcement, the compliance with the rules of coexistence, among other contributions, also play favorable roles for democratic legitimacy. Immigrants as a positive contribution to the experience of freedom that Western plural societies represent.

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