Proposition 187 and Operation Gatekeeper: Cases for the Sociology of International Migrations and Human Rights
This article examines the vulnerability of immigrants as subjects of human rights. This condition of powerlessness is analyzed in a framework of two exercises of sovereignty within the relationships that immigrants establish with the receiving society. On one hand is the classic notion of sovereign rights, which draws socio-legal distinctions between nationals and immigrants/foreigners. On the other hand is a modern notion of sovereignty accepted by certain States that adhere to international human rights standards. The article focuses on the debate about Proposition 187 and the implementation of Operation Gatekeeper in the experience of Mexican immigrants in the United States. In his conclusion, the author postulates that economic globalization brings about the emergence of international standards, including those for human rights. This process leads to the gradual disappearance of immigrants' condition of vulnerability and their integration, under equal status with nationals, in respect to the State and the law, including the right to vote in local elections.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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El Colegio de la Frontera Norte A.C.
2001
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1665-89062001000100001 |
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