Ilya Somin

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A family of Ukrainian refugees at a train station in Przemysl, Poland, the closest city to the border crossing in Medyka. Maciek Nabrdalik for The New York Times

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The United Nations reports that at least 1.5 million refugees have fled the fighting in Ukraine. Sadly, that figure is likely to grow.

To ease the suffering caused by Vladimir Putin’s invasion and strengthen our position against him, the United States should open its doors both to Ukrainian refugees fleeing the conflict and to Russians seeking to escape Mr. Putin’s tyranny.

There are several things we can do quickly: President Biden has taken a valuable first step by making Ukrainians in the United States eligible for temporary protected status, which will shield them from deportation and allow them to seek employment.…  Seguir leyendo »

MundoAméricaMundoOriente Próximo, ,

The debate over admitting Syrian refugees to the US has rapidly become a hot-button political issue. Thirty-one, mostly Republican-controlled, state governments have announced they will refuse to let in any more Syrians. As with many partisan debates, there is no shortage of overheated rhetoric on both sides. Still, the case for taking Syrian refugees easily outweighs opposing considerations.

As in the case of other potential migrants, it is wrong to forcibly consign large numbers of people to lives of poverty and oppression unless that is the only way to prevent some still greater evil. And in this instance, the risks on the other side are nowhere near great enough to justify such a draconian policy.…  Seguir leyendo »

InternacionalTerrorismo Internacional,

As co-blogger David Bernstein points out, the recent horrifying terrorist attack against France gives the Obama administration an opportunity to legalize its previously unconstitutional war against ISIS. Up until now, the war has been illegal because the president lacks congressional authorization for it. Assuming (as is highly likely), that ISIS was indeed behind the attacks, the United States has a legal obligation to help defend France under Article 5 of the 1949 North Atlantic treaty, which created the NATO alliance. Here is the relevant text:

The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence recognised by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area.…  Seguir leyendo »