Unaccompanied children from Central America : issues and considerations /

Since 2012, there has been a rapid increase in the number of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) apprehended at the U.S.-Mexican border. According to DHS's Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the number of UAC from any country apprehended at the U.S.-Mexican border climbed from more than 24,000...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Quinn, Veronica K. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Novinka, [2015]
Colección:Latin American political, economic, and security issues.
Temas:
Unaccompanied immigrant children > Government policy > United States.
Unaccompanied immigrant children > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Unaccompanied immigrant children > Central America.
Enfants immigrants non accompagnés > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Enfants immigrants non accompagnés > Amérique centrale.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Emigration and immigration
Unaccompanied immigrant children
Central America > Emigration and immigration.
Amérique centrale > Émigration et immigration.
United States
Central America
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Since 2012, there has been a rapid increase in the number of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) apprehended at the U.S.-Mexican border. According to DHS's Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the number of UAC from any country apprehended at the U.S.-Mexican border climbed from more than 24,000 in fiscal year 2012 to nearly 39,000 in fiscal year 2013, and to nearly 69,000 in fiscal year 2014. Prior to fiscal year 2012, the majority of UAC apprehended at the border were Mexican nationals. However, more than half of the UAC apprehended at the border in fiscal year 2013, and 75 percent apprehende.
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781634829380
1634829387

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