{"product_id":"asylum-seekers-paperback","title":"Asylum Seekers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAussie Trading\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJuan Rodulfo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Humans are the only species on earth that hunts, tortures and murders to their equals for pleasure.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat's wrong with us? In \u003ci\u003eAsylum Seekers\u003c\/i\u003e, Juan Rodulfo doesn't offer comfort - he builds a case. This is a researched, plain-spoken report on the global refugee crisis, written by a man who lived it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRodulfo fled Venezuela in 2014 with his wife and seven-year-old daughter, leaving behind parents, siblings, and a country collapsing under a regime he calls a dictatorship. While his family crossed through Colombia and Mexico toward the United States, he watched \u003ci\u003eElysium\u003c\/i\u003e - the story of a wealthy space station locked to the poor of a ruined Earth - and realized it wasn't science fiction. It was the border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart reference, part testimony, \u003ci\u003eAsylum Seekers\u003c\/i\u003e gathers the facts the headlines skip: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAmerica\u003c\/b\u003e - the U.S. system, the \"Caravans,\" detention centers, and the immigration courts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEurope and Africa\u003c\/b\u003e - the EU, France, the UK, and the death toll in the Mediterranean.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOceania and Asia\u003c\/b\u003e - the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar: who they are, why they flee, and its scale.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eVenezuela\u003c\/b\u003e - human-rights reports, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, U.S. sanctions, and executive orders.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBureaucracy\u003c\/b\u003e - the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 1965 Immigration Act, and asylum in Europe, South Africa, and Australia.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you want the full picture of why millions are walking toward borders - and what waits for them when they arrive - this is the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 146\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67974065684632,"sku":"9781730884634","price":23.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/PIKv2DXB-u9781730884634.webp?v=1794419501","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobookstore.com\/products\/asylum-seekers-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}