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BL
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1009631
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b764001
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Schrag, Philip G.,1943-
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| Title & Author
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A well-founded fear : : the congressional battle to save political Asylum in America /\ Philip G. Schrag.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Routledge,, 2000.
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1 online resource (viii, 343 pages)
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| ISBN
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0203900006
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: 0415921562
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: 0415921570
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: 1135962456
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: 1280406976
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: 9780203900000
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: 9780415921565
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: 9780415921572
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: 9781135962456
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: 9781280406973
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-332) and index.
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| Contents
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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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| 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.
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Asylum, Right of-- United States-- History.
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Political refugees-- Legal status, laws, etc.-- United States-- History.
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Asylum, Right of.
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Droit d'asile-- Etats-Unis.
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LAW-- Constitutional.
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LAW-- Public.
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Political refugees-- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Réfugiés politiques-- Statut juridique-- Etats-Unis.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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342.73/083
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| LC Classification
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KF4836.S37 2000eb
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