Immigration Controls, the Family and the Welfare State: A Handbook of Law, Theory, Politics and Practice for Local Authority, Voluntary Sector and Welfare State Workers and Legal Advisors

Immigration controls, the family and the welfare state A handbook of law, theory, politics and practice for local authority, voluntary sector and welfare state workers and legal advisors......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Abbreviations......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 11
Preface......Page 12
PART ONE: ISSUES OF LAW, THEORY, POLITICS AND PRACTICE......Page 16
1 The basic issues......Page 18
2 A brief political history......Page 33
3 An outline of current immigration control......Page 45
4 Basic good practice for welfare professionals and legal advisors......Page 55
PART TWO: IMMIGRATION CONTROL AND THE FAMILY......Page 72
5 Dividing families: spouses......Page 74
6 Dividing families: children, parents and other relatives......Page 87
7 Beyond the family: the gay, lesbian, unmarried, celibate, promiscuous and single......Page 106
8 Asylum: age, gender and sexuality......Page 117
9 Deportation and removal: tactics and report writing......Page 136
10 Deportation and removal: a critique of the concept of compassionate grounds......Page 154
11 Immigration law versus child protection law......Page 166
PART THREE: THE WELFARE STATE......Page 180
12 Benefits and immigration status......Page 182
13 Housing services and immigration status......Page 205
14 Education services and immigration status......Page 230
15 Social services, community care and immigration status......Page 243
16 Medical services and immigration status......Page 250
17 Further health issues for medical workers and others......Page 263
18 Probation and immigration status: double punishment......Page 276
PART FOUR: RESLOVING THE POLITICAL AND PRACTICE ISSUES......Page 290
19 Professional practice and campaigning......Page 292
20 Good practice, welfare agencies and non-compliance......Page 303
21 Conclusion: fair controls or no controls?......Page 314
Appendix: Useful addresses......Page 331
Subject Index......Page 342
Author Index......Page 366