Immigration as a Democratic Challenge
Subtitle: Citizenship and Inclusion in Germany and the United States
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780521777704
Subjects: Civil rights & citizenship; Immigration & emigration; Politics / Current Events; Germany; Political Science; Politics/International Relations; Emigration & Immigration; Political Ideologies - Democracy; Citizenship--United States; Political Science / General; Citizenship; Democracy; United States
First sentence: The claim that I would like to advance and explore is that states claiming to be committed to liberal democracy ought to regard as full members of their organized political community, all those who reside in their territory on a permanent basis, being subject to the decisions collectively adopted there and being dependent on its protection and recognition for the full development of their personalities.