Trafficking and Immigration Policy: Intersections, Inconsistencies, and Implications for Public Education. (September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lemke, Melinda
• Other Names: Quinn Rand guest-editor.; Hopkins Megan guest-editor.; García Bedolla Lisa guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Educational policy. Volume 31:Number 6(2017:Sep.)
• Page Start: 743
• Page End: 763
• Publication Date: 2017-09
• Subjects: displacement -- student experience -- U.S. trafficking policy -- U.S. immigration policy -- educational policy and practice; Education and state -- United States -- Periodicals; Education -- Periodicals; 379.2
• DOI: 10.1177/0895904817719528
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0895-9048

Abstract

A growing body of interdisciplinary research examines the dynamics of, policies concerning, and implications of large-scale contemporary displacement in the United States. Yet less of this research explores the intersections of policies concerned with and normative understandings of displacement as both relate to U.S. schooling. This article discusses distinctive features of global displacement also highlighting concerns about student experience within the current political climate. It then synthesizes key U.S. policies and interdisciplinary literature that address aspects of displacement, including immigration, human trafficking, and asylum. In doing so, it illuminates how laws designed to protect vulnerable youth populations often conflict with the goals and normative politics of immigration enforcement. It concludes with implications for educational policy research and practice within U.S. schools serving high percentages of displaced populations.