This Brief Note emphasizes the growing phenomenon of undocumented migration and the critical role of social work to address the challenges faced by undocumented migrants. It articulates the moral obligation of social work, as an institution, to extend assistance but argues that undocumented migrants be recognized as a special category of concern.
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