The interview covers the Uniting for Ukraine program, the expansion of private refugee sponsorship to cover migrants from elsewhere, and various potential objections to these policies.
Responses to some of the most common queries I have gotten.
Analysts differ on whether their net impact is more pro-immigration or more restrictionist. On balance, I think the former is closer to the truth. But there is some uncertainty here.
The move is a step in the right direction. But it has limitations and is combined with harmful "border enforcement" measures.
The article explains why the progam is a major improvement over previous policies, and how it can be further improved and made a model for refugee policy generally.
The Administration claims to want to end the policy. But, as Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell points out, it is actually expanding its use.
The U.S. and the Holocaust condemns anti-refugee policies of the World War II era.
There is much to criticize in Biden's record on immigration issues. But the administration has also made some major improvements.
In sharp contrast to the sclerotic traditional refugee admissions program, the new private refugee sponsorship program enables Ukrainians fleeing war and repression to enter the US quickly and relatively easily. As a participating sponsor myself, I have firsthand knowledge of its effectiveness.
Uniting for Ukraine, a program providing private support to displaced Ukrainians, has proved more effective than the government's own resettlement efforts.
Green Beret Scott Mann suffered severe trauma following his three tours in Afghanistan. He never wanted to have anything to do with country again. Then his friend Nezam called to say that his life was in danger.
A easy-to-remedy snafu in the government's Uniting for Ukraine program is exposing some Ukrainian migrants to deportation and preventing others from working legally in the United States.
One year after the U.S. withdrawal, tens of thousands of Afghans who assisted American forces are still stuck under Taliban rule.
But thousands of Afghans who helped U.S. forces are still stuck in Afghanistan under Taliban rule.
The Uniting for Ukraine program and other new initiatives may open the door to a broader role for private citizens in sponsoring refugees.
Assistant Editor Fiona Harrigan explores why the Beehive State might be uniquely suited to welcome Afghan refugees.
While staffing up may alleviate the bottleneck, no amount of employees can keep the country's bad immigration system from working as designed.
We can adapt the and improve the Canadian program, which is far better than current sclerotic US system. Coauthored with Sabine El-Chidiac.
The federal government set the tone on the beginning of the resettlement process. It continues to keep legal status for certain evacuees out of reach.
While Temporary Protected Status will last through 2024, only Venezuelans who arrived before March 2021 will be eligible.
The narrow definition allows governments to expel numerous migrants fleeing violence, terrorism, forced labor, and other severe oppression.
Nicaraguan government operatives threatened Mario Rajib Flores Molina with torture and imprisonment. A new court ruling has revived his pursuit of asylum in the United States.
Their deaths are the tragic, predictable consequence of shutting down safer migration paths.
In just over a month, the Uniting for Ukraine private sponsorship program has attracted huge support.
Critics allege, with some justice, that the Biden Administration is treating the former more favorably than the latter. If so, the right solution is to increase openness to Afghans and others fleeing war and repression, not bar more Ukrainians.
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Human smugglers at Mexican border won’t be sought after if migrants can come to the U.S. legally.
Nearly 4 million people fled Ukraine in the first month after the February 24 invasion, and thousands have left each day since.
The new policies include private refugee sponsorship for Ukrainians, and a possible plan to facilitate visas for Russians with high-tech skills. But much more remains to be done.
Though the program has flaws, it’s an innovative way for private citizens to get directly involved in resettlement efforts for fleeing Ukrainians.
Critics are right to point out that some Western nations are treating Ukrainian refugees better than those fleeing similar horrific situations elsewhere. But the right way to address the problem is to increase openness to other refugees, not exclude Ukrainians.
I coauthored it with Canadian immigration policy expert Sabine El-Chidiac.
The U.S. has taken in more Ukrainians through other migration pathways, but the low refugee tally shows how ill-prepared the U.S. refugee resettlement program was to help Ukrainians.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is leading his nation a just cause. But we should not allow him to impose censorship and emigration bans in the process. A nation fighting for freedom must not undermine it.
Small, private groups are working to feed the hungry and evacuate the endangered.
But bureaucratic obstacles and other constraints might reduce the effectiveness of these policies. More needs to be done to open the door to Ukrainian refugees, and also to Russians fleeing Vladimir Putin's increasingly oppressive regime.
Officials must ensure that America's lethargic refugee processing and lengthy family-based visa backlogs can effectively handle the people they seek to help.
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Inside the volunteer effort to save the stranded men and women who worked with the U.S. military
Now is the time to welcome vulnerable Russians and Ukrainians, not turn them away.
The article also addresses some potential objections.
Private actors often provide more efficient and localized help in times of need, and they’re doing so in full force right now.
A New Orleans native tells Reason what it’s like under siege in his adoptive home of Dnipro, Ukraine.
It's a step in the right direction. But more can be done to protect Ukrainians fleeing Putin's brutal war.
Countries across Europe have been praised for their warm welcome toward Ukrainian refugees. But are all refugees treated equally?
European nations are stepping up to help Ukrainians flee Russian aggression.
Europe's poorest country is stepping up to help Ukrainians. Time for the U.S. to do the same.
