A Quiet Exodus – Literary Review of Canada

July 25, 2013

Incoming PhD student, Geoffrey Cameron, recently wrote an article titled “A Quiet Exodus” which was published by the Literary Review of Canada.

“Asylum policy presents a tension between government imperatives and the humanitarian goals of civic groups. This tension has been managed productively in many cases in the past, and there are plenty of models from which to learn. The Indochinese case offered a model of matching the numbers of government-assisted refugees with privately sponsored refugees, one way to incentivize sponsorship without directing or controlling it. The Baha’i case offers another model, one of tight coordination and trust building between a religious community and the Canadian government. By looking back to the origins of private sponsorship we may be able to uncover other lessons that will help to maintain the vitality of this essential resettlement policy. The beneficiaries will not only be the stateless and vulnerable refugees who find new homes in Canada, but also the citizens who choose to act on principles of hospitality, generosity and solidarity with others.”

For more information click here: A Quite Exodus