Climate refugees remain virtually invisible in the international community, with no recognition or legal definition for those displaced by natural causes.
The Public Purpose
The Graduate Journal of American University's School of Public Affairs
Refugee Policy
The Criminalization of Migration and the Implications for Social Movements
For decades, immigration law has criminalized migration and created a social construction that labels immigrants to the United States as criminal aliens.
The Price of Approval for Erdoğan
Erdoğan’s plan to deport the displaced population is short-sighted and politically motivated rather than an adequate valuation of the potential benefits…
Trump’s Executive Order on Caravans and What Asylum Means
There is a group of people that originated in Honduras, slowly moving through Mexico. It has been reported that they intend to approach the US-Mexican border and seek asylum within the United States. The news outlets covering the story of this group have referred to...
Families Belong Together: The “Zero-Tolerance” Policy Dilemma and Family Border Separation
In May 2018, the Trump administration released its “zero-tolerance” policy wherein immigration and border security officials were to utilize stringent — and arguably inhumane — tactics targeted at mass detention and deportation of individuals crossing the U.S....
Origins of the Rohingya Refugee Crisis
Since violence erupted in the Rakhine State of Myanmar on Aug. 25, 2017, Rohingya people have been fleeing across the border at an alarming rate. The New York Times reported on Sept. 26, 2017, that the number of new arrivals in the neighboring country of Bangladesh...
An “Alternative Fact:” Muslim Refugees Are Not a Threat to America
The threat of gun violence and right-wing extremism far outweighs that of terrorism. Banning refugees is futile and could hinder counter-terrorism efforts.
What Is Our Obligation? The Refugee Crisis and the US Elections
This election cycle has been a whirlwind of high emotions and increased division in our country. As the rest of the world watches our presidential election in astonishment, we have admittedly been less concerned with the issues facing the rest of the international...
A Conversation With a Syrian Refugee in America
The Syrian Civil War has produced the largest humanitarian crisis of our time: 4.6 million Syrians have been registered as refugees, half of whom below age 18.