What are the rights and responsibilities of transnational membership?
Along with the benefits of dual membership come responsibilities. But the rights and responsibilities of dual belonging are not clear. For one thing, it is not readily obvious which state takes responsibility for particular aspects of transnational migrants’ lives. Where should those who live across borders get health care, pay taxes, or serve in the army? Which state assumes the primary responsibility for migrants’ protection and representation? What happens when migrants are sentenced to the death penalty in their host country while such a sentence is forbidden in their country of origin? How can dual members’ interests best be represented and protected? What should states expect in return? 8. The second generation A transnational approach to migration still remains controversial. While some admit that transnational activism may be important for the first generation, they predict that these ties will disappear among transnationals’ children. It is unlikely that the children of immigr
