Migration
Immigration links: TEDxKakuma, family separations, and more
The rescue of a four-year-old child dangling from a balcony in Paris by a young migrant from Mali, Mamoudou Gassama, made global headlines. Gassama’s subsequent meeting with…
Immigration links: Cox’s Bazaar monsoon, Kakuma entrepreneurship, more
At the Foreign Policy blog, Sophie Cousins discusses the impending monsoon in Bangladesh, pointing out that the Rohingya have fled one crisis for another. The monsoon is…
Immigration links: 2018 budget, temporary protection status, and more
At the Council on Foreign Relations, Claire Felter and Amanda Shendruk explain “What is Temporary Protected Status?” In the past few months, US President Donald …
Immigration links: Central American migrant caravan, Windrush, and more
A migrant caravan travelling from Honduras and other Central American countries to the US has reached the US–Mexico border. Most of the migrants plan to apply for…
Immigration links: atolls at risk, French asylum bill, and more
A new study reveals that many of the world’s low-lying atolls, found mostly in the Pacific and Indian oceans, could be uninhabitable within decades. At The Guardian, Matthew…
Immigration links: disputed Rohingya repatriations, sporting refugees, and more
A joint paper released this week from Treasury and the Department of Home Affairs, “Shaping a nation: Population growth and immigration over time”, examines the effects…
Employment as protection: complementary pathways for refugees
Conflicts in the Middle East and Africa are causing dramatic increases in internally displaced people and refugees across the world. According to estimates from UNHCR for…
Migration and border policy links: Israel’s UNHCR backflip, Pacific seasonal workers, more
At The New York Times, a data-rich interactive examines the myth that greater immigration levels lead to higer rates of crime. In December 2017, the Nauruan Government…
Migration and border policy links: “chain migration” discourse, labour mobility, and more
The Council of Foreign Relations has created an excellent backgrounder to the immigration debate in the US, covering everything from how Americans feel about immigration to the…
Resettlement in PNG was never a viable option
In mid-2015 I was approached to work as a claims assistance provider at the Manus Regional Processing Centre. Initially, I was hesitant because I did not want to be part…