ABSTRACT
This chapter utilizes an inquiry-based approach to addresses questions relevant to migration work, using the United States (US) as the primary context with lessons from other regions. It describes the Statement of Ethical Principles of the International Federation of Social Workers as a shared statement of ethical values, augmented by the US National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics. The social work profession is rooted in work with immigrant populations. Evidence of migration has been preserved in fossils, recorded in documents, remembered through oral histories, and instilled through religious leitmotifs of exile, pilgrimage, and welcoming the stranger. Social work’s professional values include respecting diversity and challenging discrimination, reflecting the priority given to working with and advocating for minority groups in changing societies. In considering what just immigration policies are, three principles seem particularly relevant: protection, fairness, and human relationships.
