Refugees – If You Take Them, They Will Come and Keep Coming

The practice of resettling refugees in countries enjoying a high standard of living has proven to lead to more arrivals, to encourage human trafficking, and to result in unacceptable high costs and potential hostility towards the newcomers. It was for these reasons that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has accepted that "third country resettlement" is not the preferred solution to a refugee crisis. Prevention, containment, and local resettlement are the favoured options.

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