Seeking Refuge Central American Migration to Mexico, the United States, and Canada

Name: Seeking Refuge Central American Migration to Mexico, the United States, and Canada
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ISBN: 9780520247017

ISBN-10: 0520247019

ISBN-13: 9780520247017

Edition: 2006

Authors: Maria Cristina Garcia

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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, Mariacute;a Cristina Garciacute;a tells the story of that migration and how domestic and foreign policy interests shaped the asylum policies of Mexico, the United States,…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 3/6/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 289
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgments


List of Abbreviations


Introduction



The Wars in Central America and the Refugee Crisis



Designing a Refugee Policy: Mexico as Country of First Asylum



Refugees or Economic Migrants? The Debate over Accountability in the United States



Humanitarianism and Politics: Canada Opens Its Doors to Central America


Conclusion. Shared Responsibility? Legacies of the Central American Refugee Crisis


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index