Refugees and Global Migration

Erika Freydenlund, Ph.D., Old Dominion University, February 23 2019

Today, no countries have open borders. Every state in today’s global system has its own laws and
policies about who is permitted to cross its borders, and how they will do so.

Who determines whether someone is a refugee or a migrant? How have different countries, including the United
States, reacted to migration? How effective are the international laws, policies and organizations
that have evolved to assist and protect refugees and migrants?