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Refugees at Our Border. The U.S. Response to Asylum Seekers. Issue Brief.
Frelick, Bill – 1989
This report examines the background of and the newest developments in U.S. asylum policy in relation to Haitian, Central American, and Vietnamese refugees. The following background areas are explored: (1) the change in policy to stop the influx of asylum seekers; and (2) internal policy debate at the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)…
Descriptors: Discriminatory Legislation, Due Process, Foreign Policy, Haitians
The Legal Situation of Latin American and Caribbean Women as Defined according to the Resolutions and Mandates of the United Nations System. Volume II: File Sheets of Resolutions on the Legal Situation of Women.
United Nations Economic and Social Council, New York, NY. – 1983
This document contains a systematized inventory of the measures relating to the legal and social status of women adopted in various regional and world forums. The inventory was used to study the legal situation of Latin American and Caribbean women, defined according to the resolutions and mandates of the United Nations system. Organized by forum…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Developing Nations, Discriminatory Legislation, Employed Women
Testimony on Implementation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603). Presented before the Subcommitee on Immigration and Refugee Policy, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate.
Kamasaki, Charles – 1987
Hispanics--affected more than any other ethnic group by immigration laws--have a profound interest in the implementation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. The National Council of La Raza holds the following views: (1) the proposed regulations implementing the Act are unacceptable; (2) the capacity and resources necessary for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Disqualification
Hispanic Children, Youth, and Families: Challenges, Changes, and Employment. Joint Hearing before the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families and the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1986
This hearing was held to examine the status of Hispanic children and families in the United States, with special focus on children's services, educational opportunities, training, and employment issues. Testimony and reports brought before the Committee included, in part, the following information about Hispanics: (1) higher dropout rate and lower…
Descriptors: Abortions, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged, Dropout Rate
Selected Topics on Hispanic Access to Higher Education. Testimony to the National Commission on Excellence in Education. (Public Hearing, Chicago, Illinois, June 23, 1982).
Rodriguez, Carmelo – 1982
The status of Latino admissions, enrollment, and retention in Illinois colleges and universities is summarized. Information is presented on the March 1979 Hispanic population 25 years old and over, by years of school completed, type of Hispanic, and age. Income data for 1978 are also provided. In addition, attention is directed to TRIO program…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Admissions Counseling