Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 1

Blog posts & press:

The COVID-19 Resettlement Freeze: Towards a Permanent Suspension? (Kaldor Centre, April 2020) [text]

IOM, UNHCR Announce Temporary Suspension of Resettlement Travel for Refugees (UNHCR, March 2020) [text]

The Refugee Act of 1980: A Forlorn Anniversary (Lawfare Blog, March 2020) [text]
- Focuses on the U.S. See also related HIAS blog post.

"Refugee Admissions to the US Temporarily Suspended," CNN, 18 March 2020 [text]

Using Our Communities: The Power of Charity in Refugee Resettlement (Niskanen Center Commentary, March 2020) [text]
- Focuses on the U.S.

Journal articles:

"Building Inclusive Cities: Reflections from a Knowledge Exchange on the Inclusion of Newcomers by UK Local Authorities," Comparative Migration Studies, 8:14 (April 2020) [open access]

"The Contentious Politics of Resettlement Programs: Evidence from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada," Canadian Journal of Political Science = Revue canadienne de science politique, vol. 53, no. 1 (March 2020) [free full-text]

"Context, Commitment, and Competency: A Refugee-community Partnership Model for Smaller Urban Communities in the United States," Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, Latest Articles, 14 April 2020 [ResearchGate]

"Political Hedgehogs: The Geographical Sorting of Refugees in Sweden," Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift (Forthcoming) [preprint]

"Private Sponsorship in Canada: The Resettlement of Syrian Refugees in the Kitchener-Waterloo Region," Policy Points, no. XVII (March 2020) [full-text]

"Restricting Immigration to Foster Migrant Integration? A Comparative Study across 22 European Countries," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 12 March 2020 [open access]

"Young Refugees and Locals Living under the Same Roof: Intercultural Communal Living as a Catalyst for Refugees’ Integration in European Urban Communities?," Comparative Migration Studies, 8:12 (March 2020) [open access]

Resource:

U.S. Annual Refugee Resettlement Ceilings and Number of Refugees Admitted, 1980-Present (Migration Policy Institute) [access]
- "This data tool shows refugee admissions and annual resettlement ceilings from the U.S. refugee resettlement program's inception in 1980 through March 5, 2020 (a little bit more than five months into fiscal 2020)."

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Solutions (10 March 2020)