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Engineered Migration as a Coercive Instrument: The 1994 Cuban Balseros Crisis
(Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 2002-02)
This paper presents a case study of the August 1994 Cuban “balseros”—i.e. rafters—crisis, commonly known as Mariel II, during which over 35,000 Cubans fled the island and headed towards Florida. This paper argues that ...
Divided They Conquer: The Success of Armenian Ethnic Lobbies in the United States
(Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 2002-08)
The end of the Cold War has sparked considerable academic and policy debates on the direction and aims of US foreign policy. One aspect of that debate has centered on the role of ethnic groups in influencing foreign policy ...
How Ethno-Religious Identity Influences the Living Conditions of Hazara and Pashtun Refugees in Peshawar, Pakistan
(Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 2002-08)
This paper examines how living conditions and settlement patterns differ between two ethnic groups belonging to the Afghan refugee population residing in Peshawar, Pakistan. Evidence from Peshawar suggests that the Pashtun, ...
North Korea: Scenarios from the Perspective of Refugee Displacement
(Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 2002-02)
Some 10,000 to 300,000 citizens of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are currently reported to be living illegally in the Northeastern provinces of China. Based on bilateral treaties between the two countries, ...
Remittances to Cuba: An Evaluation of Cuban and US Government Policy Measures
(Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 2002-09)
Since the commencement of hostilities between Cuba and the US in the early 1960s, both governments have repeatedly attempted to influence private family money transfers across borders. This study undertakes a retrospective ...