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Introduction
Historical Timeline
The Tired and Poor: Refugees and the Settlement of America (1620-1700)
Imperial Refugees: The Palatine Refugees in Europe and America (Early 1700s)
A Haven for Slave Owners: Refugees of the Haitian Revolution (1791-1810)
The Irish Infection: The Irish Famine and Migration Patterns (1845-1900)
Establishing the Bureaucracy: American Immigration Law and the Management of Refugees (1880-1913)
The First Border Crisis: Refugees and the Mexican American War (1910-1920)
Keeping Them Out: The Dawn of Television News (1880-1924)
Fleeing Genocide: Refugees and World War II (1939-1945)
Refugees and Global Governance: The United Nations and World War II (1945-1948)
The Setting of Imperialism: Colonialism, Imperialism, and the Diversification of the Former Powers (1947-Present)
In from the Cold: Refugees of the Cold War (1948-1960)
Refuge from Disaster: Natural Disasters and Refugee Crises (1958-Present)
The Year of the Refugee: Raising Awareness about Refugee Crises (1959-1960)
Communist Defectors: Communist Revolutions and Displacement in the Cold War (1962-1980s)
Island Captives: Cuban Refugees and Cuban Migration (1962-1980)
The End of an Era: The INS Bill and the End of the Quota System (1965)
Trouble in Southeast Asia: Refugees in the Vietnam Conflict (1968-1975)
The Triangle of Terror: Central American Refugees and the Cold War (1970-1997)
Island Terror: The Haitian Refugee Crisis (1990-1997)
Crisis in Eastern Europe: The Yugoslav Wars and the Global Diaspora (1991-2001)
The New Regime: The Department of Homeland Security (2001-Present)
Civil War in the Desert: The Sudan Civil War and the Climate Refugee Crisis (2011-Present)
Fleeing Radicalism: The Syrian Refugee Crisis (2011-Present)
The American Migration Path: The Debate over the Southern Border (2014-Present)
Ethnic Cleansing: The Politics of Genocide in Myanmar (2017-Present)
Victims of Fascism: The Russo-Ukraine War and the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis (2014-Present)
War in the Holy Land: The Palestinian Refugee Crisis (2023-Present)
The War Over the Border: Border Control and the International Crisis (2020-Present)
Conclusion: The Contours of Empathy
Historical Timeline
The Tired and Poor: Refugees and the Settlement of America (1620-1700)
Imperial Refugees: The Palatine Refugees in Europe and America (Early 1700s)
A Haven for Slave Owners: Refugees of the Haitian Revolution (1791-1810)
The Irish Infection: The Irish Famine and Migration Patterns (1845-1900)
Establishing the Bureaucracy: American Immigration Law and the Management of Refugees (1880-1913)
The First Border Crisis: Refugees and the Mexican American War (1910-1920)
Keeping Them Out: The Dawn of Television News (1880-1924)
Fleeing Genocide: Refugees and World War II (1939-1945)
Refugees and Global Governance: The United Nations and World War II (1945-1948)
The Setting of Imperialism: Colonialism, Imperialism, and the Diversification of the Former Powers (1947-Present)
In from the Cold: Refugees of the Cold War (1948-1960)
Refuge from Disaster: Natural Disasters and Refugee Crises (1958-Present)
The Year of the Refugee: Raising Awareness about Refugee Crises (1959-1960)
Communist Defectors: Communist Revolutions and Displacement in the Cold War (1962-1980s)
Island Captives: Cuban Refugees and Cuban Migration (1962-1980)
The End of an Era: The INS Bill and the End of the Quota System (1965)
Trouble in Southeast Asia: Refugees in the Vietnam Conflict (1968-1975)
The Triangle of Terror: Central American Refugees and the Cold War (1970-1997)
Island Terror: The Haitian Refugee Crisis (1990-1997)
Crisis in Eastern Europe: The Yugoslav Wars and the Global Diaspora (1991-2001)
The New Regime: The Department of Homeland Security (2001-Present)
Civil War in the Desert: The Sudan Civil War and the Climate Refugee Crisis (2011-Present)
Fleeing Radicalism: The Syrian Refugee Crisis (2011-Present)
The American Migration Path: The Debate over the Southern Border (2014-Present)
Ethnic Cleansing: The Politics of Genocide in Myanmar (2017-Present)
Victims of Fascism: The Russo-Ukraine War and the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis (2014-Present)
War in the Holy Land: The Palestinian Refugee Crisis (2023-Present)
The War Over the Border: Border Control and the International Crisis (2020-Present)
Conclusion: The Contours of Empathy