Send Them Here: Religion, Politics, and Refugee Resettlement in North America Volume 5

by Geoffrey Cameron

The United States and Canada have historically accepted approximately three-quarters of resettled refugees, leading the world in this key aspect of global refugee protection. Between 1945 and 1980, both countries transformed their previous policies of refugee deterrence into expansive resettlement programs. Explanations for this shift have typically focused on Cold War foreign policy, but there was a domestic force that propelled the rise of resettlement:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0228005515
• ISBN13: 9780228005513
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"