| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 343 pages) |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction; Prologue; From Plymouth Rock to Kennebunkport; Clinton's Turn; Mr. Smith, Already in Washington; Mark-up Hell; Someone Else's Problem; The Committee to Preserve Asylum; W̃hat's a Senator?;̃ The House; The Senate; The Conference; The President; The Regulations; The Deeper Levels of the Law; The Wave; Public Interest Advocacy in Congress; Epilogue; Glossary; Progress of the Immigration Bills through the 104th Congress; The Committee to Preserve Asylum's First Mailing to Senators; Senate Judiciary Committee, 104th Congress |
| Summary |
A fascinating case study of the legislative process and the author's experiences as a public interest lobbyist, Schrag tells how a coalition of human rights and refugee groups fought to preserve the rights of refugees and asylum seekers |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-332) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Asylum, Right of -- United States -- History
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Political refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- History
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LAW -- Constitutional.
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LAW -- Public.
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Asylum, Right of
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Political refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Réfugiés politiques -- Statut juridique -- Etats-Unis.
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Droit d'asile -- Etats-Unis.
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0203900006 |
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9780203900000 |
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9780415921565 |
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0415921562 |
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9780415921572 |
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0415921570 |
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1280406976 |
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9781280406973 |
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1135962456 |
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9781135962456 |
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