Deportation of Cambodian Americans

Many immigrant activist groups are currently fighting to curtail deportations. Their case is made especially for Cambodian immigrants who escaped the Khmer Rouge and entered the U.S. as children or infants, known as the "1.5 generation." A New York Times article argues that these people are truly Americans and should not be deported to a country they cannot remember. Other articles, from AlterNet, CNN, and the Long Beach Press-Telegram (available here in three parts: "Exiled to Cambodia," "Toehold on a new life," and "Immigration law makes deportations easy - but life hard"). They also look at the total process of deportation and what happens to deportees once they arrive in Cambodia.