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.
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.