Refugee Problems in Central America
Title | Refugee Problems in Central America PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Refugees |
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Developing Solutions for Central American Refugee Problems
Title | Developing Solutions for Central American Refugee Problems PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan Moore |
Publisher | |
Pages | 6 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Government publications |
ISBN |
Sourcebook on Central American Refugee Policy
Title | Sourcebook on Central American Refugee Policy PDF eBook |
Author | Milton H. Jamail |
Publisher | School |
Pages | 80 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN |
This bibliography of almost 800 entries includes books, newspaper, magazine and journal articles, unpublished papers, government documents, human rights reports, newsletters and bulletins, and other print material which was gathered by students and faculty during the course of a research seminar on the topic at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs of the University of Texas at Austin during 1983-1984. The bibliography does not claim to be an exhaustive listing of resources on Central American refugee issues. Although there was an attempt to gather as much information as possible, much of the material reflects a Texas focus. The major sections of this publication include: 1) books, manuscripts, unpublished papers, and church, government and human rights reports; 2) magazine and journal articles; 3) newspaper articles, editorials and statements; and 4) newsletters, bulletins, other reports and resources. Within each section, entries are arranged alphabetically first by title (when there is no author given), then alphabetically by author. Finally there is an index by subject and country. This publication reflects the combined efforts of the LBJ School of Public Affairs of the University of Texas, and the Central America Resource Center, a nonprofit educational and information Center located in Austin.
Seeking Refuge
Title | Seeking Refuge PDF eBook |
Author | Maria Cristina Garcia |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 291 |
Release | 2006-03-06 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0520939433 |
The political upheaval in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala had a devastating human toll at the end of the twentieth century. A quarter of a million people died during the period 1974-1996. Many of those who survived the wars chose temporary refuge in neighboring countries such as Honduras and Costa Rica. Others traveled far north, to Mexico, the United States, and Canada in search of safety. Over two million of those who fled Central America during this period settled in these three countries. In this incisive book, María Cristina García tells the story of that migration and how domestic and foreign policy interests shaped the asylum policies of Mexico, the United States, and Canada. She describes the experiences of the individuals and non-governmental organizations—primarily church groups and human rights organizations—that responded to the refugee crisis, and worked within and across borders to shape refugee policy. These transnational advocacy networks collected testimonies, documented the abuses of states, re-framed national debates about immigration, pressed for changes in policy, and ultimately provided a voice for the displaced. García concludes by addressing the legacies of the Central American refugee crisis, especially recent attempts to coordinate a regional response to the unique problems presented by immigrants and refugees—and the challenges of coordinating such a regional response in the post-9/11 era.
Immigration from Central America
Title | Immigration from Central America PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Feinberg |
Publisher | |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Central America |
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Central America
Title | Central America PDF eBook |
Author | United States. General Accounting Office |
Publisher | |
Pages | 52 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | International relief |
ISBN |
The Other Side
Title | The Other Side PDF eBook |
Author | Juan Pablo Villalobos |
Publisher | Macmillan + ORM |
Pages | 105 |
Release | 2019-09-10 |
Genre | Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0374305749 |
Award-winning Mexican author Juan Pablo Villalobos explores illegal immigration with this emotionally raw and timely nonfiction book about ten Central American teens and their journeys to the United States. You can't really tell what time it is when you're in the freezer. Every year, thousands of migrant children and teens cross the U.S.-Mexico border. The journey is treacherous and sometimes deadly, but worth the risk for migrants who are escaping gang violence and poverty in their home countries. And for those refugees who do succeed? They face an immigration process that is as winding and multi-tiered as the journey that brought them here. In this book, award-winning Mexican author Juan Pablo Villalobos strings together the diverse experiences of eleven real migrant teenagers, offering readers a beginning road map to issues facing the region. These timely accounts of courage, sacrifice, and survival—including two fourteen-year-old girls forming a tenuous friendship as they wait in a frigid holding cell, a boy in Chicago beginning to craft his future while piecing together his past in El Salvador, and cousins learning to lift each other up through angry waters—offer a rare and invaluable window into the U.S.–Central American refugee crisis. In turns optimistic and heartbreaking, The Other Side balances the boundless hope at the center of immigration with the weight of its risks and repercussions. Here is a necessary read for young people on both sides of the issue.