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Apr 28, 2019 · Why did the laws change? World War II displaced at least 7 million people in Europe. In response, U.S. lawmakers created the nation's first formal refugee and asylum policies.
Apr 20, 2020 · Many of today’s asylum seekers, especially those from Central America and Mexico (which, taken together, account for most of the people seeking asylum in the United States), are fleeing non ...
Oct 2, 2018 · The United States has seen a sharp rise in asylum applications from Mexicans and Central Americans devastated by structural violence committed by state and nonstate actors, such as transnational criminal organizations trafficking drugs, weapons and people.
The evolution of asylum and refugee policy in the broader arena of United States immigration policy is a complex story formed by our historically ambivalent attitudes toward newcomers.
Mar 31, 2021 · Today, the countries sending the most migrants to the U.S.-Mexico border–especially the Central American countries of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador–are experiencing a combination of push...
Jun 4, 2024 · Asylum is a form of legal protection that host countries grant to migrants who have been forcibly displaced and are fleeing harm or persecution, or the fear of persecution, in their place of...
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Jun 29, 2018 · KING: As you heard there, Cold War attitudes made it relatively simple for those people fleeing communism to enter the U.S. But even for people welcomed into the country, the system of asylum can...
