title: Ethics, national sovereignty and the control of immigration.
abstract: "This paper examines the debate as to whether migration is a basic human right or if the claims of outsiders are superseded by the principle of national sovereignty--the moral obligation of states to do the best for their own citizens. In evaluating migration and refugees it focuses on issues of open borders, migration selectivity, the capacity of sovereign states to control entry, the claims of refugees, the relationship between sovereignty and justifiable intervention, and the role of public opinion and morals throughout migration policies."
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weiner
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D001519:Behavior; D003710:Demography; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004989:Ethics; D006076:Government; D006806:Human Rights; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011584:Psychology; D011639:Public Opinion; D011640:Public Policy; D012036:Refugees; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Attitude; Behavior; Demographic Factors; Ethics; Government; Human Rights; International Migration; Migrants; Migration; Migration Policy; Policy; Political Factors; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Psychological Factors; Public Opinion; Refugees; Social Policy; World