Colombia Went Big on Migration. Will Others Follow?
By
Luisa Feline Freier
Duque's plan to expand protections for Venezuelans could set a precedent for the region.
LIMA - When President Iván Duque announced that Colombia would grant the approximately 17 million Venezuelan migrants and refugees in the country complementary protection and legal status for a decade, the international response was swift and positive The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, called the surprise Feb 9 decision "historic" and said it was one of the region’s “most important humanitarian gestures” in decades “This decision will save lives,” said former US President Bill Clinton Neighboring governments should pay close attention The move is...
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