Showing posts with label natural disaster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label natural disaster. Show all posts

Friday, October 8, 2021

Forced migration will only get worse — the US needs a long-term strategy | TheHill

… While war and persecution continue to drive people from their homes, natural disasters caused by climate change account for an increasing number of those who flee. Of the more than 80 million displaced people identified by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 2020, 21.5 million were "climate refugees," people forced to migrate because of "climate change-related disasters." Rising sea levels alone may threaten as many as 630 million people by the end of this century. Recurring floods, fires and drought will displace millions more…


Friday, June 18, 2021

The Truth About the U.S. Border-Industrial Complex | Robert Reich

A desperate combination of factors are driving migrants and asylum seekers to our southern border, from Central America in particular: deep economic inequality, corruption, and high rates of poverty, as well as violence and instability tied to historic U.S. support for brutal authoritarian regimes, right-wing paramilitary groups, and corporate interests in Latin America. In other words, the United States is very much part of the root of this problem.
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