How should a liberal democracy respond to the vulnerability of irregular migrants?
Should it expel irregular migrants whenever it finds them?
Should it accept them as members of the community, at least after they have been present for an extended period, and grant them legal authorization to stay?
Should it pursue some other alternative, with a path to permanent residence mixed with penalties and restrictions?.
(Carens 2010: 5)
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The thesis could be something like: let's grant the refugees amnesty in certain circumstances. we should deter the irregular migrants from settling in countries illegally, but we should grant them amnesty given certain factors.