the congressional battle to save political Asylum in America /
First Statement of Responsibility
Philip G. Schrag.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2000.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (viii, 343 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-332) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Well-founded fear.
International Standard Book Number
0415921562
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Asylum, Right of-- United States-- History.
Political refugees-- Legal status, laws, etc.-- United States-- History.