Subversive citizens: using EU free movement law to bypass the UK's rules on marriage migration.

In 2012, new and restrictive spousal reunification laws were implemented in the UK. EU free movement rules, however, have enabled British citizens to circumvent those restrictions by residing for a period in another Member State, and then returning with their family member to the UK. The article exa...

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Publicado en:Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 447 - 464
Autores principales: Wray, Helena, Kofman, Eleonore, Simic, Agnes
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb2021
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          Law School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
          Department of Law and Politics, Middlesex University, London, UK
          Institute of Global Affairs, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK
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        European Union
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        British withdrawal from the European Union, 2016-2020
        Interracial marriage
        Ethnic studies
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        cultural and economic capital
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      ab: In 2012, new and restrictive spousal reunification laws were implemented in the UK. EU free movement rules, however, have enabled British citizens to circumvent those restrictions by residing for a period in another Member State, and then returning with their family member to the UK. The article examines the resulting tension between national and EU law. It explores use of the Surinder Singh route (named after the court case which established the rule) against a background in which a much wider group of British citizens than previously are now ineligible for family reunification under national laws. The route is perceived as a threat to government authority in a critical area of national sovereignty, as demonstrated by its invocation in the Brexit process. The article draws on interviews with twenty families who used or planned to use the route and discusses how it provides a safety valve for those with high cultural, but insufficient economic, capital to fulfil the domestic rules. It provides insight into how legal categories are fluid and contingent, demanding analytical flexibility and awareness of their dynamic effect on the lives of marriage migrants and sponsors.
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