Ukraine Migration Maps ‘What’s Possible’ for Climate Displaced

Climate migration threatens to uproot millions of people worldwide, and immigration experts see the Biden administration’s treatment of Ukrainian nationals fleeing Russian violence as a model for how to better manage future global displacement following climate disasters.

The urgency in the US immigration system’s response to Ukrainian migrants demonstrates what it’s capable of for mass climate displacement—and also serves as a cautionary tale about immigration inequity, according to Basma Alawee, campaign manager for We Are All America and a former refugee from Iraq.

“The welcoming, the treatment, and reception of Ukrainian refugees shows us, hopefully, a model for ...