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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450222603321

Autore

Schrag Philip G. <1943, >

Titolo

A well-founded fear : the congressional battle to save political Asylum in America / / Philip G. Schrag

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2000

ISBN

1-280-40697-6

1-135-96245-6

0-203-90000-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Disciplina

342.73/083

Soggetti

Asylum, Right of - United States - History

Political refugees - Legal status, laws, etc - United States - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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; ~What'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

Talking Points for the Leahy AmendmentThe Leahy-DeWine ~Dear Colleague~ Letter; The Vote on the Leahy Amendment; Notes; About the Author; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.