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

• Autore: Schrag Philip G. <1943, >
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• Disciplina: 342.73/083
• Soggetto topico: Asylum, Right of - United States - History; Political refugees - Legal status, laws, etc - United States - History
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: A well-founded fear
• ISBN: 0-9672357-5-8; 1-135-96244-8; 1-280-40697-6; 1-135-96245-6; 0-203-90000-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783641403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II