The Refugee Challenge in Post-Cold War America examines the geopolitical and domestic interests that have shaped US refugee and asylum policy since 1989. In the post-Cold War era, policymakers consider a wider range of populations as potentially eligible for refuge: victims of civil unrest, trafficking, and gender and sexuality-based discrimination.
The Refugee Challenge in Post-Cold War America examines the geopolitical and domestic interests that have shaped US refugee and asylum policy since 1989. In the post-Cold War era, policymakers consider a wider range of populations as potentially eligible for refuge: victims of civil unrest, trafficking, and gender and sexuality-based discrimination.
María Cristina García is the Howard A. Newman Professor of American Studies in the Department of History at Cornell University. She also holds a joint appointment in the Latino Studies Program. She has served as President of the Immigration and Ethnic History Society. Her books include Havana USA: Cuban Exiles and Cuban Americans in South Florida and Seeking Refuge: Central American Migration to Mexico, the United States, and Canada, and several other publications on immigration and refugee history.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Chapter One: Now that the Cold War is over, who is a refugee? Chapter Two: US Refugee Policy in the 'Age of Genocide' Chapter Three: Refuge in the National Security State Chapter Four: The New Asylum Seekers Epilogue Bibliography
Introduction Chapter One: Now that the Cold War is over, who is a refugee? Chapter Two: US Refugee Policy in the 'Age of Genocide' Chapter Three: Refuge in the National Security State Chapter Four: The New Asylum Seekers Epilogue Bibliography
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