Reimagining Asylum: Religious Narratives and the Moral Obligation to the Asylum Seeker

The narrative that grounds the asylum policy of the United States portrays asylum seekers as passive objects of external forces. This narrative emerges from the complex interplay of exceptionality and victimization that characterizes the legal status and popular perception of the refugee. It is then...

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Main Author: Silas W. Allard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: York University Libraries 2013-10-01
Series:Refuge
Online Access:https://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/37521