Gerver, Mollie (2021) 'The Case for Permanent Residency for Frontline Workers.' American Political Science Review. ISSN 0003-0554

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Abstract

This article presents the case for granting permanent residency to those experiencing significant risks throughout the Covid-19 pandemic to increase citizens’ safety. Increasing safety comes in many forms: directly, as when doctors, paramedics and nurses assist patients; and indirectly, as when farmworkers produce life-sustaining food, garbage collectors protect sanitation, and social workers respond to emergency calls. A range of such workers are owed gratitude-derived duties from citizens which are best fulfilled via permanent residency. I defend this claim first for authorised migrants, and then for unauthorised migrants whose presence citizens would consent to, if aware of the benefits they provide. Finally, I defend the claim that many frontline workers not owed gratitude are owed duties of justice, acquiring similar rights to permanent residency.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Government, Department of
Depositing User:	Elements
Date Deposited:	01 Sep 2021 11:15
Last Modified:	01 Sep 2021 11:15
URI:	http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/30619

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