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Cuban Immigrants in the United States
Owing to their uniquely preferential treatment under U.S. immigration law,
Cubans for decades have been among the largest immigrant groups in the United
States. In 2016, nearly 1.3 million Cubans lived in the United States. This
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concentrated in Florida, significantly older than the overall U.S. population,
and less likely to be proficient in English. |
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Building a Mosaic: The Evolution of Canada’s Approach to Immigrant Integration
Even as the United States and countries in Europe have made a right turn on
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management and refinement of policies as well as long-term economic, social,
and political integration, as this article explores. |
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Spiraling Violence and Drought Drive Refugee Crisis in South Sudan
Nearly 4 million South Sudanese have been driven from their homes by violence
or food insecurity since late 2013, roughly half seeking refuge in neighboring
countries. Drought and conflict have converged in the young country to fuel one
of the world's most severe humanitarian emergencies. This article examines
refugee flows from South Sudan, underlying drivers, and regional and
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| Editor's Note |
Though Australia officially closed its offshore detention center on Manus
Island in Papua New Guinea (PNG) at the end of October, at least 400 refugees
and asylum seekers are refusing to leave, fearing for their safety at
alternative facilities in the local community. The center, now in the hands of
the PNG government, is no longer receiving power, water, food, or sanitation or
medical services, and the men are suffering from what the UN High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR) calls a “humanitarian emergency.”
Since 2012, in response to an uptick in “boat people” arrivals, Australia has
held refugees and asylum seekers attempting to reach its shores at two
detention centers on Manus Island and Nauru, and by law does not resettle any
on Australian territory. Reports of neglect, abuse, and squalid conditions at
the centers, where hundreds of people have spent years in limbo, have stained
Australia’s human-rights reputation. Last year, the PNG Supreme Court ruled the
Manus center unconstitutional, and ordered the PNG and Australian governments
to shutter it.
Following the closure, a standoff between detainees and PNG authorities
developed, as the Supreme Court rejected a request to restore services to the
facility. A warning posted in the center last Thursday told those who remained
to leave—or face forcible eviction. On Friday, authorities began dismantling
the refugees’ makeshift shelters, and allegedly threw away the rainwater they
had been collecting in plastic bins. Further, there have been reports of men
experiencing medical emergencies without access to help. Authorities have not
enforced multiple deadlines to evacuate.
The men, primarily from the Middle East and Southeast Asia, have expressed
fears of attacks should they leave the center and move closer to residential
communities. Human Rights Watch has warned about the potential for “unchecked
violence” from locals, pointing to previous assaults and robberies against
refugees. In addition, UNHCR noted that the planned facilities in the main town
of Lorengau are not yet complete and are inadequate to accommodate everyone
still in the center. The site where recognized refugees have been told to move,
for example, is still an active construction site without basic utilities
connected.
The United Nations has slammed Australia for its role in the crisis, arguing it
is responsible for the fate of those in the center. For its part, Australia has
refused offers from New Zealand to take in some of the refugees, though at
least 52 refugees from the Manus and Nauru centers have been resettled to the
United States, under an agreement struck by the Obama administration.
One of the asylum seekers on Manus is Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani, who
has been tweeting and reporting for The Guardian from within the facility,
charging his phone using solar power. On his refusal to leave, he writes, “We
are resisting because we want freedom in a safe environment. The core concern
is freedom … only freedom.”
Best regards,
Marissa Esthimer
Editor, Migration Information Source
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