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Refugees / Margaret Haerens, book editor.

Haerens, Margaret (Added Author).

Summary:

Collects essays that offer varying perspectives on issues related to refugees, discussing the seriousness of the problem, who is responsible for aiding refugees, and U.S. and international policies.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780737742244 (hbk.)
  • ISBN: 0737742240 (hbk.)
  • ISBN: 9780737742251 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0737742259 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 226 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Detroit, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, [2010]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
How serious is the refugee problem? There is a serious refugee problem worldwide / Lavinia Limón ; The boundaries between the refugee and migrant problems are often blurred / José Riera ; Climate refugees are a growing problem / Teresita Perez ; The climate refugee problem is exaggerated / Mike Hulme ; The Iraqi refugee problem is a crisis / Stephen Glain ; The Iraqi refugee problem has been exaggerated / Amir Taheri ; Refugees are a significant national security threat / Thomas Allen ; Refugees are not a serious national security threat / Anna Husarska -- Who is responsible for aiding refugees? The international community should help alleviate the refugee problem / António Guterres ; National governments have an obligation to refugees / David Anthony Denny ; Non-governmental organizations have an obligation to refugees / Ed Schenkenberg van Mierop ; The UN High Commissioner for Refugees should be responsible for the refugee problem / Thomas Albrecht ; The UN High Commissioner for Refugees should have less responsibility for the refugee problem / Mauro De Lorenzo ; The United States should do more for Iraqi refugees / Brian Katulis and Peter Juul ; The United States has done a great deal for Iraqi refugees / Ellen R. Sauerbrey -- What U.S. policies can help alleviate the refugee problem? U.S. immigration policy is working correctly / Ellen R. Sauerbrey ; U.S. immigration policy has made it too difficult for refugees to enter the country / Kerry Howley ; The United States should limit the number of refugees entering the country / Thomas Allen ; Increasing development assistance can help solve the refugee problem / Merrill Smith ; The United States should help refugees wrongly accused of supporting terrorists / Human Rights First ; The United States should be cautious admitting refugees accused of supporting terrorists / Paul Rosenzweig -- What international policies can alleviate the refugee problem? Safe repatriation can alleviate the refugee problem / The Economist ; Resettlement can help solve the refugee problem / United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ; Integration can alleviate the refugee problem / Sarah J. Feldman ; Supporting refugee rights can help the refugee problem / Barbara Harrell-Bond and Mike Kagan ; Refugee camps are a necessary evil / Voice of America.
Subject: Refugees.
Refugees > Government policy.

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