05211nam 2201081Ia 450 991081659970332120240410100320.097866123583400-520-93943-31-282-35834-01-4237-4555-81-59875-934-510.1525/9780520939431(CKB)1000000000246857(EBL)254884(OCoLC)475969762(SSID)ssj0000243466(PQKBManifestationID)11209761(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000243466(PQKBWorkID)10322540(PQKB)10271018(MiAaPQ)EBC254884(DE-B1597)519730(OCoLC)62865878(DE-B1597)9780520939431(Au-PeEL)EBL254884(CaPaEBR)ebr10106450(CaONFJC)MIL235834(EXLCZ)99100000000024685720050623d2006 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrSeeking refuge[electronic resource] Central American migration to Mexico, the United States, and Canada /María Cristina García1st ed.Berkeley University of California Press20061 online resource (291 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-24700-0 0-520-24701-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Preface and Acknowledgments --Abbreviations --Introduction --1. The Wars in Central America and the Refugee Crisis --2. Designing a Refugee Policy: Mexico as Country of First Asylum --3. Refugees or Economic Migrants? The Debate over Accountability in the United States --4. Humanitarianism and Politics: Canada Opens Its Doors to Central America --Conclusion: Shared Responsibility? Legacies of the Central American Refugee Crisis --Notes --Selected Bibliography --IndexThe 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.Political refugeesCentral AmericaPolitical refugeesLegal status, laws, etcUnited StatesPolitical refugeesLegal status, laws, etcMexicoPolitical refugeesLegal status, laws, etcCanada20th century.america.asylum policies.canada.central america.central american history.church groups.costa rica.domestic policies.el salvador.foreign policy.guatemala.historians.honduras.human rights activists.human rights organizations.human rights.immigration.mexico.migrant experiences.migration.nicaragua.nonfiction.north america.post september 11.refugee crisis.refugee experience.refugee policies.refugees.regional history.united states.Political refugeesPolitical refugeesLegal status, laws, etc.Political refugeesLegal status, laws, etc.Political refugeesLegal status, laws, etc.325/.21/09728097García María Cristina1960-1642010MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816599703321Seeking refuge3986495UNINA