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DESCRIPTION:Central Americans and the Politics of Refuge Garcia will discus
 s Central American migration to Mexico\, the United States\, and Canada du
 ring the political upheaval of the 1980s and 1990s: how each of these thre
 e governments responded to the presence of Salvadoran\, Guatemalan\, and N
 icaraguan refugees within its borders\, and how their policies influenced 
 the character and flow of migration across the region. The presentation wi
 ll also discuss the individuals\, groups\,&nbsp\; and organizations that r
 esponded to the refugee crisis\, and who worked within and across national
  borders to shape a more responsive refugee policy. It was the pressure ex
 erted by individuals and non-governmental organizations that worked first-
 hand with the refugees that forced these states to address the crisis. Col
 lectively these individuals and organizations established domestic and tra
 nsnational advocacy networks that collected testimonies\, documented the a
 buses of states\, re-framed national debates about immigration\, pressured
  for changes in policy\, and ultimately provided a voice for the displaced
  and the excluded.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
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SUMMARY:PLACA presents: Maria Cristina Garcia
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Central Americans and the Politics of Refuge G
 arcia will discuss Central American migration to Mexico\, the United State
 s\, and Canada during the political upheaval of the 1980s and 1990s: how e
 ach of these three governments responded to the presence of Salvadoran\, G
 uatemalan\, and Nicaraguan refugees within its borders\, and how their pol
 icies influenced the character and flow of migration across the region. Th
 e presentation will also discuss the individuals\, groups\,&nbsp\; and org
 anizations that responded to the refugee crisis\, and who worked within an
 d across national borders to shape a more responsive refugee policy. It wa
 s the pressure exerted by individuals and non-governmental organizations t
 hat worked first-hand with the refugees that forced these states to addres
 s the crisis. Collectively these individuals and organizations established
  domestic and transnational advocacy networks that collected testimonies\,
  documented the abuses of states\, re-framed national debates about immigr
 ation\, pressured for changes in policy\, and ultimately provided a voice 
 for the displaced and the excluded.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
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