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United States policies toward refugees and/or asylum-seekers1 need to be understood in the context of US policies toward international migration in general, and with an understanding of the political structures and processes that led to these positions.
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Teitelbaum, M.S. (1998). US Responses to Refugees and Asylum Seekers. In: Weiner, M., Hanami, T. (eds) Temporary Workers or Future Citizens?. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14418-1_15
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