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Recent Developments, Gali Hagel, John R. Heldman
Recent Developments, Gali Hagel, John R. Heldman
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Aliens' Rights--The Refugee Act of 1980 as Response to the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees: The First Test
Gali Hagel
The Refugee Act of 1980, reflecting United States commitments under the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol, went into effect during a wave of immigration that created a state of emergency in strongly affected southern Florida. Under a severe test of its commitment to the terms of the 1967 Protocol and its implicit sense of moral obligation to grant asylum to individuals fleeing dictatorial rule, the United States responded positively in accepting the Cubans. Although …