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    44. Haitian Boat People: A Study in the Conflicting Forces Shaping U.S. Immigration Policy

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Stepick,Alex III (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Spring, 1982
    Published:
    Durham, NC: School of Law, Duke University
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Law and Contemporary Problems
    Journal Title Details:
    45(2) : 163-196
    Notes:
    Since the Haitian boat people began arriving in southern Florida in 1972, the U.S. government has been engaged in a ceaseless struggle to expeditiously return as many as possible to Haiti. The following story is a composite of different experiences of those boat people. It reflects the reasons they have come and the disputes surrounding both their presence in the United States and their claims for political asylum.

    45. Haitians in Miami: An Assessment of Their Background and Potential

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Stepick,Alex III (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    December, 1982
    Published:
    Miami, FL: Latin America and Caribbean Center, Florida International University
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Occasional Papers Series (Latin America and Caribbean Center)
    Journal Title Details:
    3 : 8-11

    48. Jamaica talk: three hundred years of the English language in Jamaica

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Cassidy,Frederic Gomes (Author)
    Format:
    Book, Whole
    Publication Date:
    1982
    Published:
    Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Notes:
    First published in 1961. Original from the University of California., 468 p, Jamaica Talk is a thorough study of the English spoken in Jamaica and, although intended for the general educated reader rather than the linguistic specialist, has a foundation of sound scholarship.

    49. Jamaica, struggle in the periphery

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Manley,Michael (Author)
    Format:
    Book, Whole
    Publication Date:
    1982
    Published:
    New York, NY: Pilgrim Press
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Notes:
    259 p, This is historical commentary on the recent struggle involving Jamaica and the U.S.;