Hopes, Needs, Rights, and Laws How Do Governments and Citizens Manage Migration and Settlement? |
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| Author:
| Oeppen, Ceri |
| Series title: | Investigating Human Migration and Settlement Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7787-5180-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Publisher: | Crabtree Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $30.60 |
Book Description:
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As our world becomes "smaller", how do governments and citizens manage and react to migration and settlement? Themes explored in this intriguing book include: rights and laws--freedom of movement across borders, human rights, seeking asylum, and immigration controls; the different types of migrants--asylum seekers, refugees, illegal immigrants, the undocumented labor force; coping with migration--migrants need safety, schooling, health care, and housing.
As our world becomes "smaller", how do governments and citizens manage and react to migration and settlement? Themes explored in this intriguing book include: rights and laws--freedom of movement across borders, human rights, seeking asylum, and immigration controls; the different types of migrants--asylum seekers, refugees, illegal immigrants, the undocumented labor force; coping with migration--migrants need safety, schooling, health care, and housing.