A Well-Founded Fear

1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-415-92157-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 463 g

In 1996, powerful anti-immigrant forces in Newt Gingrich's 104th Congress worked hard to pass the most restrictive immigration law in decades. The new law has changed virtually every aspect of immigration policy, including the rules for political and religious refugees. However, the law is not as harsh as the chairmen of the immigration committees would have wanted. A fascinating case story of the legislative process and the author's experiences as a public interest lobbyist, A Well-Founded Fear tells how a coalition of human rights and refugee organizations fought to preserve the rights of refugees and asylum seekers. A vital contribution to the relation between human rights and immigration policy Nationally known author

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schrag, Philip G.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Nichtregierungsorganisation (NGOs)
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction, Prologue Part I: The Opening Salvo 1. From Plymouth Rock to Kennebunkport 2. Clinton’s Turn 3. Mr. Smith, Already in Washington 4. Mark-up Hell Part II: The Heat of Battle 5. Someone Else’s Problem 6. The Committee to Preserve Asylum 7. “What’s a Senator?” 8. The House 9. The Senate 10. The Conference 11. The President Part III: Parting Shots 12. The Regulations 13. The Deeper Levels of the Law 14. The Wave 15. Public Interest Advocacy in Congress, Epilogue

Über Autor(innen)

Philip G. Schrag is Professor of Law at Georgetown University. He has written numerous books, including Global Action: Nuclear Test Ban Diplomacy at the End of the Cold War (1992) and Civil Procedure (1990). His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe, and Washington Post.