Immigration Watch International (2): Ukrainian Refugees: Onward Migration and New Flows Are Likely

Monday, October 31, 2022

Ukrainian Refugees: Onward Migration and New Flows Are Likely

A new report from the Center for Immigration Studies paints a picture of the millions of Ukrainians who have fled their country, eight months after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Dr. Nayla Rush, a senior researcher at the Center, also makes predictions for future refugee and migration flows from Ukraine to the United States and other countries.

Those looking to learn more about the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine should listen to the latest episode of the Center’s podcast, Parsing Immigration Policy. This week’s episode is a re-release of a recent panel discussion entitled, “The Ukraine War and Its Impacts on Migration,” in which experts from the U.S. and Europe examine the war’s refugee and internally displaced person (IDP) challenges faced by Ukraine, Europe, Africa, and the U.S.

Approximately seven million Ukrainians have sought refuge in European countries, in addition to about 2.5 million seeking refuge in non-EU countries. Most are women and children, as men aged 18-60 are not allowed to leave the country, but should that change, men will likely want to join their spouses and families outside Ukraine. Additionally, despite the U.S. expectations that they will do so, Ukrainians do not seem to be planning to return permanently. When they do return home, it is often temporary, and only ten percent of those who returned to Ukraine from abroad have stayed.

According to Dr. Rush, “As the crisis evolves into a likely stalemate, more and more will want to migrate onward looking for better opportunities or to join family members scattered further around the world (including in non-European countries).”

https://cis.org/Report/Ukrainian-Refugees

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Postings from Brisbane, Australia by John Ray (M.A.; Ph.D.) -- former member of the Australia-Soviet Friendship Society, former anarcho-capitalist and former member of the British Conservative party.

Why is "La Raza" the one Spanish term that is NEVER translated in the American mass media? Because translating it would make it a lot less respectable. It means "THE RACE" -- The mixed Hispanic "race" of Mexico. Racism is fine South of the Rio Grande only, apparently.

The "line" of this blog is that immigration should be SELECTIVE. That means that:

1). A national government should be in control of it. The U.S. and U.K. governments are not but the Australian government has shown that the government of a prosperous Western country can be. Up until its loss of office in 2007, the conservative Howard government had all but eliminated illegal immigration. The present Leftist government has however restarted the flow of illegals by repealing many of the Howard government regulations.

2). Selectivity should be based on "the content of a man's character, not on the color of his skin", as MLK said. To expand that a little: Immigrants should only be accepted if they as individuals seem likely to make a positive net contribution to the country. Many "refugees" would fail that test: Muslims and Africans particularly. Educational level should usually be a pretty fair proxy for the individual's likely value to the receiving country. There will, of course, be exceptions but it is nonetheless unlikely that a person who has not successfully completed High School will make a net positive contribution to a modern Western society.

3). Immigrants should be neither barred NOR ACCEPTED solely because they are of some particular ethnic origin. Blacks are vastly more likely to be criminal than are whites or Chinese, for instance, but some whites and some Chinese are criminal. It is the criminality that should matter, not the race.

4). The above ideas are not particularly blue-sky. They roughly describe the policies of the country where I live -- Australia. I am critical of Australian policy only insofar as the "refugee" category for admission is concerned. All governments have tended to admit as refugees many undesirables. It seems to me that more should be required of them before refugees are admitted -- for instance a higher level of education or a business background.

5). Perhaps the most amusing assertion in the immigration debate is that high-income countries like the USA and Britain NEED illegal immigrants to do low-paid menial work. "Who will pick our crops?" (etc.) is the cry. How odd it is then that Australians get all the normal services of a modern economy WITHOUT illegal immigrants! Yes: Before the pandemic, you usually COULD buy a lettuce in Australia for a dollar or thereabouts. And Australia IS a major exporter of primary products.

6). I am a libertarian conservative so I reject the "open door" policy favoured by many libertarians and many Leftists. Both those groups tend to have a love of simplistic generalizations that fail to deal with the complexity of the real world. It seems to me that if a person has the right to say whom he/she will have living with him/her in his/her own house, so a nation has the right to admit to living among them only those individuals whom they choose.

I can be reached on jonjayray@hotmail.com -- or leave a comment on any post. Abusive comments will be deleted.

Immigration Watch International (2)

Monday, October 31, 2022

Ukrainian Refugees: Onward Migration and New Flows Are Likely

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