Between revolution and counterrevolution -- The legacy of violence -- A time for dialogue? -- The crisis of 1980 -- Acting as a "superhero"? -- The two contrary currents -- Making foreign policy domestic?

The first book to document the full range of entitlements granted to Cubans over other immigrants for more than half a century, highlighting the racial and political biases embedded within US immigration policy. A fascinating, topical account of interest to policy makers and scholars of Latin America.

With the sweeping changes in immigration and asylum law, the second edition of this handbook provides a comprehensive and up-to-date reference book for immigration practitioners. It includes the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, the Human Rights Act 1998, the Immigration and Asylum Appeals Procedure Rules of 2000 and incorporates amendments to existing legislation. In addition to all the domestic legislation the handbook includes sections on relevant European and international materials, including the full text of the UNHCR Handbook on Procedures and criteria for determining refugee status.

Immigration and asylum law are areas that have experienced immense change in recent years. Many significant and controversial developments have been made through the introduction of new legislation, presenting the need for an up-to-date and fully comprehensive guide.This fifth edition of the Immigration Law Handbook brings together the key materials in one volume, which provides an essential reference tool for those working in the area. It is fully up to date to include the new Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, which makes further changes to thelegal structure governing immigration control, including new restrictions on entry clearance appeals, a new scheme of fixed penalties for employers of illegal workers, and provision for the removal of British nationality in certain circumstances. It also includes the new Immigration (EuropeanEconomic Area Regulations 2006).The text takes in all amendments to the Immigration Rules to October 2006, and contains all key legislation, Procedure Rules and Statutory Instruments.In addition to domestic legislation, the Handbook also contains sections on relevant European and international materials, including the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and the new Asylum Procedures Directive. The Immigration Law Handbook 5/e is aninvaluable source for immigration practitioners.