Immigration Chapter Summary

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In the chapter three the content is manly about of the duties from the state though immigrants. All citizens of a country, as human beings, have a moral obligation trough others. It is because Michael Dummett says that we are a collective society. Unfortunately not on every part of the word, people have this mind set. For example in Europe Union no every member thinks that we, human beings, are a community. In the contrary for many of them collectivity is appropriate for selfishness. As a consequence, this selfishness creates a national sovereignty that many times it is permission for authorities to act with excessive authority. Another aspect, some politician only work to win the next election and they do not thinking in any collectivity responsibility …show more content…

For instance, the right of the state to refuse the entry to anyone wishing to enter in its territory must always be grounded in a specific reason. In chapter fourth, is mainly about the problem that states express to avoid immigration. On of this problem is racial prejudice because foreigners are different from those who are living in certain country. In present times fortunately, in American and Australian immigrations laws had been changed. In the contrary, in the European Union is strengthened against immigrants. The principal motive to act in this way is because they are preserving their racial purity. This position carries consequences and created problems for the minorities that are living in that country. As result, a lot of injustice is done for …show more content…

In order to justify these uses, they are giving a hundred of regrets but in reality Dummett says that all these actions are inspired by racism. He says that this issue of racism has its origin in the nineteenth-century, caused by Physical anthropologist who placed Europeans in the top ladder and they put Africans to a lower level because they were closer to the apes. Hence, any state has not right to refuse entry of immigrants just because their race and the same apply for employers when any person are looking for job. Other fear of the states to allow immigrants to their territories is the danger of submergence. That mean is to lose their culture because the influence of others cultures. This point at first appears valid but in reality can use to have a legitimate dishonest propaganda. In reality, a heavily populated country is in far less danger of being submerged by people that came from other country. In contrast, small countries can be in risk of submerged but this is not an argument to avoid the entry of