I spent most of my childhood in and out of refugee camps and I'm thinking about how different my life would've been if all these nations had opened their borders to my family when we were fleeing political conflict in the early 90s. Instead we lingered in refugee camps for 7 yrs.
This moment is clarifying because it shows how unnecessary refugee camps actually are. They are sites of confinement/containment for those deemed undesirable by nation-states. Refugee camps can and should be abolished.
as a 'global community' we have the capacity to provide everyone fleeing disaster safe and comfortable homes for as long as they need them.
I've been so moved by all your supportive comments. Thank you! I also I realize from some of the comments that there is a bit of confusion about the refugee resettlement process. I wrote about my process for the NYT in 2019. I hope this helps.
nytimes.com/2019/10/02/opi…
nytimes.com/2019/10/02/opi…
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