Journal of Business Ethics
Volume 88, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 365-376

Mexican deaths in the Arizona desert: The culpability of migrants, humanitarian workers, governments, and businesses (Article)

Whitaker J.*
  • a Department of Social Science, Edgewood College, Madison, WI, United States

Abstract

Since the mid-1990s, there has been a rise in the number of deaths of undocumented Mexican migrants crossing the U. S./Mexican border. Who is responsible for these deaths? This article examines the culpability of (1) migrants, (2) humanitarian volunteers, (3) the Mexican government, (4) the U. S. government, and (5) U. S. businesses. A significant portion of the blame is assigned to U. S. free trade policies and U. S. businesses employing undocumented immigrants. © Springer 2009.

Author Keywords

Ethical theory Humanitarian groups Border human rights sociology Mexico Immigration Illegal migration

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-74249112973&doi=10.1007%2fs10551-009-0283-x&partnerID=40&md5=06cd87ce7ddff684e5dc26314618ad6e
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0283-x
ISSN: 01674544
Cited by: 4
Original Language: English