Immigration
Sep. 14, 2000
Outcast Away
By Kathrin Mautino. For many years, the laws regulating asylum were subject to political and cultural influences. During the Cold War, ballet dancers from the USSR could get asylum more easily than political opponents of U.S.-backed dictators. In 1980, Congress revamped the asylum laws with the goal of neutralizing such considerations. Refugee Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96-212, 94 Stat. 102 (1980).
For many years, the laws regulating asylum were subject to political and cultural influences. During the Cold War, ballet dancers from the USSR could get asylum more easily than political opponents of U.S.-backed dictators. In 1980, Congress revamped the asylum laws with the goal of neutralizin...
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