Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1993
Abstract
The problem of refugees is a worldwide phenomenon. The
twentieth century has been called the century of refugees. Its
history is replete with mass displacements of peoples fleeing war,
political oppression, human rights deprivations or disasters of one
kind or another. Currently, there are about seventeen million refugees
around the world. The specter of masses of refugees huddled
at national boundaries seeking asylum is common to the experience
of many nations. The United States, being a nation of
immigrants and a land of opportunity, is certainly not immune
from such pressures, as most recently illustrated by the exodus of
the Haitian boat people destined for U.S. shores.
Recommended Citation
St. John's Law Review, Vol. 67, Issue 3 (Summer 1993), pp. 469-490