GarciÌa, MariÌa Cristina, 1960-

Seeking refuge : Central American migration to Mexico, the United States, and Canada / MariÌa Cristina GarciÌa. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2006. - xvi, 273 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-254) and index.

1. The Wars in Central America and the Refugee Crisis -- 2. Designing a Refugee Policy: Mexico as Country of First Asylum -- 3. Refugees or Economic Migrants? The Debate over Accountability in the United States -- 4. Humanitarianism and Politics: Canada Opens Its Doors to Central America -- Conclusion. Shared Responsibility? Legacies of the Central American Refugee Crisis.

0520247000 (cloth : alk. paper) 0520247019 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780520247017

2005050648

GBA630347 bnb

013421251 Uk


Political refugees--Central America.
Political refugees--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Political refugees--Legal status, laws, etc.--Mexico.
Political refugees--Legal status, laws, etc.--Canada.

HV640.5.C46 / G37 2006

325/.21/09728097