Migrants, refugees, and foreign policy
Subtitle: U.S. and German policies toward countries of origin
By: edited by Rainer Münz and Myron Weiner.
Contributors: Münz, Rainer, 1954-; Weiner, Myron.
Series: Migration and refugees ;; v. 2
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Providence
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
Subjects: Refugees -- Germany; Immigrants -- Germany; Refugees -- United States; Immigrants -- United States; Germany -- Foreign relations -- 1990-; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
Description: Foreign policies have always played an important role in the movements of migrants. A number of essays in this volume show how the foreign policies of the United States and Germany have directly or inadvertently contributed to the influx from the former Yugoslavia, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the former Soviet Union.

Now faced with growing resistance to admitting foreigners into their countries, both governments have once again been using foreign-policy instruments in an effort to change the conditions in the refugees' countries of origin that forced them to leave.

This volume addresses questions such as which policies can influence governments to improve their human rights, protect minorities, end internal strife, reduce the level of violence, or improve economic conditions so that large numbers of people need not leave their homes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.