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The Banality of Crimmigration : Can Immigration Law Recover Itself? Dauvergne, Catherine

Abstract

This article argues that criminal law has overtaken immigration law to such an extent that the notion of “crimmigration” is no longer shocking. In Canada, where the population has long been supportive of immigration and where national politics have been remarkably consensual in matters of immigration, crimmigration now forms the basis of a new form of bipartisan consensus. By looking back on the Justin Trudeau Liberal government, we see that most of the Harper-era crimmigration measures were left in place, and the advance of crimmigration continued unabated. If we are to make any progress in recovering space for values other than crimmigration in our immigration law and politics, we need to both think more creatively about the future and recover our sense of outrage.

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Title
The Banality of Crimmigration : Can Immigration Law Recover Itself?
Creator
Dauvergne, Catherine
Publisher
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Date Issued
2025-05-15
Description
This article argues that criminal law has overtaken immigration law to such an extent that the notion of “crimmigration” is no longer shocking. In Canada, where the population has long been supportive of immigration and where national politics have been remarkably consensual in matters of immigration, crimmigration now forms the basis of a new form of bipartisan consensus. By looking back on the Justin Trudeau Liberal government, we see that most of the Harper-era crimmigration measures were left in place, and the advance of crimmigration continued unabated. If we are to make any progress in recovering space for values other than crimmigration in our immigration law and politics, we need to both think more creatively about the future and recover our sense of outrage.
Subject
immigration; crimmigration; refugees; Canada; immigration politics
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2025-06-25
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
CC BY 4.0
DOI
10.14288/1.0449206
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/91434
Affiliation
Law, Peter A. Allard School of
Citation
Laws 14 (3): 35 (2025)
Publisher DOI
10.3390/laws14030035
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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