Asylum for Unaccompanied Children, and More from CRS
New products from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
Asylum Policies for Unaccompanied Children Compared with Expedited Removal Policies for Unauthorized Adults: In Brief, July 30, 2014
EPA’s Proposed CO2 Rule for Existing Power Plants: How Would It Affect Nuclear Energy?, CRS Insights, August 4, 2014
Shale Gas Gathering Pipelines: Safety Issues, CRS Insights, August 1, 2014
Nonmarital Births: An Overview, July 30, 2014
Export-Import Bank Reauthorization: Frequently Asked Questions, August 1, 2014
Indonesia’s 2014 Presidential Election, CRS Insights, August 4, 2014
U.S.-Russia Economic Relations (updated), CRS Insights, August 1, 2014
U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: Frequently Asked Questions and Background (updated), July 31, 2014
“Womenomics” in Japan: In Brief, August 1, 2014
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