Start w/"Moving Beyond the Label of ‘War Refugee’"nyti.ms/2Jq73RS where we introduce the project (a long term collaboration w/ @MagnumPhotos @pvanagtmael) &more importantly frame it as part of what US wars in #Afghanistan #Iraq & its policies in the region have truly cost
It's no coincidence that the overwhelming majority of the one million who in 2015 fled the catastrophes home had become, were from #Syria, #Iraq, and #Afghanistan. Yet, for many Americans, it had nothing to do with them.
of those US elected officials who in 2015 were quick to declare they'd welcome no #Syria refugees, was my home state of #Maryland @GovLarryHogan wapo.st/1NatgO0?tid=ss…
in first dispatch, we see that even as the process of taking in #refugees has been fraught, #TheNetherlands -- which has way less to do w/what is happening in today's world than the US does -- has provided significant support to enable folks getting on their feet
that includes money for language training, clean/safe public housing, vocational training, starter loans to furnish a home that are forgiven if a person passes the requisite language and integration exams
something to think about, especially for politicians keen on ideas of personal responsibility for individuals but not for governments
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