How race and religion have always played a role in who gets refuge in the US
- Written by Laura E. Alexander, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Goldstein Family Community Chair in Human Rights, University of Nebraska Omaha
Ukrainian refugees wait near the U.S. border in Tijuana, Mexico.AP Photo/Gregory BullIn the weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, millions of Ukrainians have fled the country as refugees. Hundreds of those refugees have now arrived at the southern border of the United States seeking asylum, after flying to Mexico on tourist visas.
At the border,...
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