Desperately seeking asylum : testimonies of trauma, courage, and love
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Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019].
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pages cm
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Community College of Aurora - CentreTech - BOOKS
HV 640.5 .C46 B68 2019
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HV 640.5 .C46 B68 2019
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Mexican-American Border Region -- Anecdotes.
Refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
Refugees. -- Abuse of -- United States -- Anecdotes.
Refugees. -- Central America -- Social conditions -- Anecdotes.
Refugees. -- United States -- Social conditions -- Anecdotes.
United States. -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
Refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
Refugees. -- Abuse of -- United States -- Anecdotes.
Refugees. -- Central America -- Social conditions -- Anecdotes.
Refugees. -- United States -- Social conditions -- Anecdotes.
United States. -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
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Published
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019].
Format
Book
Street Date
1911
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Desperately Seeking Asylum prioritizes the testimonies of refugee families and unaccompanied children who are seeking asylum in the U.S. from Central America, primarily Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. Their desperate and heart-wrenching stories disclose why they fled their homelands, their experiences along the treacherous overland journey, and the harsh reality of how the U.S. treats these families and children upon arrival to the U.S. It critiques U.S. complicity to the violence they are fleeing and discloses how national leadership shapes U.S. Immigration policies and practices, including the blatant documented violations against asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. Most notably, it offers transparency on U.S. Immigration practices at the U.S.-Mexico border which violate existing U.S. and international laws that are intended to protect asylum seekers, including the current official practice of blocking bridges with 'turnbacks' to prevent 'inadmissibles' from applying for asylum in the U.S. It explains protections mandated by U.S. law for unaccompanied children who are in U.S. custody, and discloses violations which keep these children detained excessive lengths of time in substandard for-profit facilities which are overseen by the government and funded by taxpayers. Boursier also deconstructs the complicated asylum process, including examining the credible fear for asylum procedure, showing how technical terms and language are used to justify injustice at the border"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Boursier, H. T. (2019). Desperately seeking asylum: testimonies of trauma, courage, and love . Rowman & Littlefield.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Boursier, Helen T., 1960-. 2019. Desperately Seeking Asylum: Testimonies of Trauma, Courage, and Love. Rowman & Littlefield.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Boursier, Helen T., 1960-. Desperately Seeking Asylum: Testimonies of Trauma, Courage, and Love Rowman & Littlefield, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Boursier, Helen T. Desperately Seeking Asylum: Testimonies of Trauma, Courage, and Love Rowman & Littlefield, 2019.
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