Refugees
By: Margaret Haerens, book editor.
Contributors: Haerens, Margaret.
Series: Opposing viewpoints series; Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Detroit, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780737742244; 9780737742251
Subjects: Refugees; Refugees -- Government policy
Description: Collects essays that offer varying perspectives on issues related to refugees, discussing the seriousness of the problem, who is responsible for aiding refugees, and U.S. and international policies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: How serious is the refugee problem?; title: There is a serious refugee problem worldwide  -- Lavinia Limón ;; title: The boundaries between the refugee and migrant problems are often blurred  -- José Riera ;; title: Climate refugees are a growing problem  -- Teresita Perez ;; title: The climate refugee problem is exaggerated  -- Mike Hulme ;; title: The Iraqi refugee problem is a crisis  -- Stephen Glain ;; title: The Iraqi refugee problem has been exaggerated  -- Amir Taheri ;; title: Refugees are a significant national security threat  -- Thomas Allen ;; title: Refugees are not a serious national security threat  -- Anna Husarska; title: Who is responsible for aiding refugees?; title: The international community should help alleviate the refugee problem  -- António Guterres ;; title: National governments have an obligation to refugees  -- David Anthony Denny ;; title: Non-governmental organizations have an obligation to refugees  -- Ed Schenkenberg van Mierop ;; title: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees should be responsible for the refugee problem  -- Thomas Albrecht ;; title: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees should have less responsibility for the refugee problem  -- Mauro De Lorenzo ;; title: The United States should do more for Iraqi refugees  -- Brian Katulis and Peter Juul ;; title: The United States has done a great deal for Iraqi refugees  -- Ellen R. Sauerbrey; title: What U.S. policies can help alleviate the refugee problem?; title: U.S. immigration policy is working correctly  -- Ellen R. Sauerbrey ;; title: U.S. immigration policy has made it too difficult for refugees to enter the country  -- Kerry Howley ;; title: The United States should limit the number of refugees entering the country  -- Thomas Allen ;; title: Increasing development assistance can help solve the refugee problem  -- Merrill Smith ;; title: The United States should help refugees wrongly accused of supporting terrorists  -- Human Rights First ;; title: The United States should be cautious admitting refugees accused of supporting terrorists  -- Paul Rosenzweig; title: What international policies can alleviate the refugee problem?; title: Safe repatriation can alleviate the refugee problem  -- The Economist ;; title: Resettlement can help solve the refugee problem  -- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ;; title: Integration can alleviate the refugee problem  -- Sarah J. Feldman ;; title: Supporting refugee rights can help the refugee problem  -- Barbara Harrell-Bond and Mike Kagan ;; title: Refugee camps are a necessary evil -- Voice of America.