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Politics and economics of Latin America. Vol. 7 /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; POLITICS AND ECONOMICS OF LATIN AMERICA, VOLUME 7; POLITICS AND ECONOMICS OF LATIN AMERICA, VOLUME 7; Contents; Preface; MÉrida Initiative for Mexico and Central America: Funding and Policy Issues(; Summary; Background; Funding for the MÉrida Initiative; Mérida Authorization Legislation in the 110th Congress; FY2008 Supplemental Request and Appropriations for Mérida; Mexico; Central America17; Haiti and the Dominican Republic; FY2009 Budget Request; Mexico; Central America; Legislative Action on the FY2009 Request for Mérida.
- Additional Mérida Initiative Legislation in the 111th CongressFY2010 Budget Request; Policy Issues; Is Mérida the Right Drug Control Approach?23; Balancing "Hard-side" and "Soft-side" Assistance; Monitoring Progress; Pace of Implementation; Interagency Coordination; Role of the Department of Defense; U.S. Pledges under the Mérida Initiative; Weapons Trafficking; Drug Demand; Bulk Cash Smuggling; Mexico Policy Issues69; Domestic Counterdrug Efforts; Police Reform and Anti-Corruption Efforts; Implementation of Judicial Reforms; Protection of Human Rights; Central America Policy Issues.
- The CaribbeanAppendix. Conditions on FY2008 Supplemental Assistance for MÉrida; Mexico; Central America, Haiti and the Dominican Republic; End Notes; Cuban Migration to the United States: Policy and Trends; Summary; U.S. Policy toward Cuban Migrants; Evolution of the Policy; Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966; Cuban Migration Agreement, September 1994; Cuban Migration Agreement, May 1995; Special Cuban Migration Lottery; Federal Assistance to Cuban Migrants; Cuban-Haitian Entrants; Major Federal Benefit Programs; Supplemental Security Income (SSI); Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
- Refugee Resettlement Assistance28Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA); Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA); Analysis of Migration Trends40; U.S. Coast Guard Interdictions; Unauthorized Cubans Arriving in the United States; In-country Refugee Processing; Trends in Cuban Legal Permanent Residents; Current Challenges and Issues; Interdiction and Repatriation; Cuban Adjustment Act; Cash Benefits; Migration Talks; Acknowledgments; End Notes; Agriculture in Pending U.S. Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea; Summary; Background; Key Agricultural Issues in FTAs; Panama.
- Overview of Agricultural TradeAgricultural Provisions; Potential Impact on U.S. Agricultural Exports; Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement; Outlook for Congressional Consideration; Colombia; Overview of Agricultural Trade; Agricultural Provisions; Potential Impact on U.S. Agricultural Trade; SPS Side Letter; Outlook for Congressional Consideration; South Korea; Overview of Agricultural Trade; Agricultural Provisions; Potential Impact on U.S. Agricultural Trade; Korea's Rules for U.S. Beef Imports; Outlook for Congressional Consideration; End Notes.