Jun 6, 2011
When a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti last year the U.S.
government and public moved quickly to aid the survivors. The
response was swift and compassionate. But America did not do
something simple and low-cost that could have helped the survivors
of this horrible event. It did not crack open the door and admit a
small number of them to the United States.
On this week’s Wonkcast, I’m joined by senior fellow Michael
Clemens to discuss why US immigration policy should be part of
the United States’ official humanitarian response to natural
disasters. Michael, who leads CGD’s work on migration and
development, recently commissioned a working
paper to figure out what if anything can be done to open a
channel for limited numbers of disaster refugees to enter the
United States.
Read a full show summary on the Wonkcast site:
cgdev.org/wonkcast.