Desperate Crossings

This work provides an examination of US refugee policy since the 1960s, particularly as it has been applied to Cuba, Haiti and Central America. The authors also address world-wide refugee problems, proposing ideas for the 21st century. Introduction: Crossings to America; Chapter 1 A Shifting Course: Immigrants; Chapter 2 A Foreign-Policy Compass: Refugees and Asylum Seekers; Chapter 3 The Mariel Floodtide: Mass Escape; Chapter 4 Erecting Floodgates: Escape by Sea; Chapter 5 Erecting Fences: Escape Over Land; Chapter 6 In Foreign Waters: Barring Escape; Chapter 7 Charting a New Course;