ES 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Patriot Act, Immigration And Nationality Act Of 1965, Oklahoma City Bombing

• School: University of Oregon
• Department: Ethnic Studies
• Course: ES 101
• Professor: Fujiwara

Document Summary

Following lives of cambodians awaiing deportaion & those deported. Us supported s vietnam in ighing communist n vietnam. Dropped 2. 5 million tons of bombs in laos. Un member naions contribute through humanitarian assistance. Refugees & asylees were established as a preference category in the 1965. High rates of poverty & welfare use led to construcions of welfare cheats. Immigrants cut from food stamps & social security. 1980 refugee act compassion faigue eliminaing language giving speciied privilege to those leeing communist countries difereniated processes between refugees & asylees. Illegal immigraion reform & immigraion responsibility act of 1996. Did away w/ due process (due process = corner stone of us patriot act) Mandatory detenion & or removal (if you have criminal record) Withholding evidence if state thinks you are a terrorist. White group, but law focused on foreigners. Sylvia r. cowan: forced return: the deportaion of former cambodian refugees from the us.