Unaccompanied alien children in the United States [electronic resource] : issues and trends / Paul Snider, editor.

"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 un...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Snider, Paul (Editor)
Language:English
Published: New York : Nova Publishers, [2014]
Series:Immigration in the 21st century: political, social and economic issues
Subjects:
Online Access:
Variant Title:
Unaccompanied Alien Children in the United States: Issues and Trends (Immigration in the 21st Century: Political, Social and Economic Issues)
Format: Electronic eBook
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.