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Title Unaccompanied alien children in the United States : issues and trends / Paul Snider, editor
Published New York : Nova Publishers, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Immigration in the 21st century: political, social and economic issues
Immigration in the 21st century: political, social and economic issues.
Contents Unaccompanied alien children, an overview / Lisa Seghetti, Alison Siskin and Ruth Ellen Wasem -- Unaccompanied alien children, potential factors contributing to recent immigration / William A. Kandel, Andorra Bruno, Peter J. Meyer, Clare Ribando Seelke, Maureen Taft-Morales and Ruth Ellen Wasem -- Unaccompanied alien children, legal issues : answers to frequently asked questions / Kate M. Manuel and Michael John Garcia -- Unauthorized alien students, issues and DREAM Act legislation / Andorra Bruno -- Comprehensive immigration reform in the 113th Congress : short summary of Senate-passed S. 744 / Marc R. Rosenblum and Ruth Ellen Wasem
Summary "The number of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) arriving in the United States has reached alarming numbers that has strained the system put in place over the past decade to handle such cases. UAC are defined in statute as children who lack lawful immigration status in the United States, who are under the age of 18, and who are without a parent or legal guardian in the United States or no parent or legal guardian in the United States is available to provide care and physical custody. The book opens with an analysis of the data of the recent surge in UAC crossing the border. It then discusses current policy on the treatment, care, and custody of the population. The processing and treatment of UAC is detailed, with a discussion of each agency that is involved with the population. The book then discusses both administrative and congressional action to deal with the current crisis"-- Publisher's Web site
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Unaccompanied immigrant children -- United States
Unaccompanied immigrant children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Immigration.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
Unaccompanied immigrant children
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Snider, Paul, editor
LC no. 2019713513
ISBN 9781633218505
1633218503