Cultural studies rarely addresses ethical questions directly, but it does very often imply ethical questions. In this paper, after a concise introduction to cultural studies, normative issues and their relation to migration ethics will be discussed. Cultural studies is presented as an approach and as an interdisciplinary research field that has been extremely important for migration studies in recent years. It presents a field of interdisciplinary critical studies on culture and society, focusing on how culture(s) is or are interwoven with nearly every aspect of social life and how these are related to power relations. This explains why cultural studies is fruitful for discussing various ethical questions about migration. This is especially the case with regard to the definition of culture, the claim to present critical social theory, the importance of empirical research and research approaches. I will argue for stronger integration of cultural studies and postcolonial theories into migration ethics.