ABSTRACT
Refugee Act Reauthorization: Admissions and Resettlement Issues [November 22, 1983] [open pdf - 1MB]
"The Refugee Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-212; 94 Stat. 102) was enacted Mar. 17, 1980, as a major amendment to the basic U.S. immigration law, the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1101, et seq.). The Refugee Act has two basic purposes: (1) to provide a procedure for the annual admission of refugees into the United States, and for their admission in emergency situations; and (2) to authorize Federal assistance to resettle refugees admitted to the United States and to promote their self-sufficiency. The intent of the legislation was to end an ad hoc approach to refugee admissions and resettlement that had characterized U.S. refugee policy since World War II."
Report Number: | CRS Issue Brief for Congress, IB83060 |
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Date: | 1983-11-22 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Retrieved From: | Via E-mail |
Format: | pdf |
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