Mark Gibney

The United States must do more to help refugees, Mark Gibney claims in the following viewpoint. He argues that America’s refugee policy is still mired in the Cold War practice of admitting mostly refugees from Communist nations. Since the Cold War is over, the United States should instead focus on providing a temporary haven for individuals living under the most brutal circumstances, no matter what country they originate from, he asserts. According to Gibney, such a change would help the United States make a greater contribution toward the cause of human rights. Gibney is the Belk Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Ashville and the author of Strangers or Friends: Principles for a New Alien Admission Policy.

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