Factors influencing U.S. and Canadian policy responses to Ukrainian refugees
Factores que influencian las respuestas políticas de Estados Unidos y Canadá a los refugiados ucranianos
https://doi.org/10.21670/ref.2506164
Keywords:
Ukrainian refugees, hard power, soft powerAbstract
Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, several Western countries have opened their borders to Ukrainian refugees, even though their international protection systems tended to be restrictive and selective. Based on a hemerographic analysis and a review of the academic literature, this paper analyzes the factors that influenced the United States and Canada's migration policy responses to the Ukrainian refugee crisis. Additionally, Ukrainian migration and the emergence of the diaspora in Europe and North America are presented and examined for contextualization. It argues that the openness to welcoming Ukrainian nationals can be understood as an expression of smart power in the global conflict between the West and Russia.Resumen
Después de la invasión rusa a Ucrania en febrero de 2022, varios países occidentales han abierto sus fronteras a los refugiados ucranianos, cuando la tendencia en sus sistemas de protección internacional era de restricción y selección. Con base en el análisis hemerográfico y en la revisión de la literatura académica, este trabajo analiza los factores que influenciaron las respuestas de Estados Unidos y Canadá ante la crisis de los refugiados ucranianos, en términos de políticas migratorias. Adicionalmente, a modo de contextualización se presenta y examina la migración y la emergencia de la diáspora ucraniana en Europa y Norteamérica. Se argumenta que la apertura para recibir a los nacionales ucranianos puede entenderse como una expresión de poder inteligente en el conflicto global entre Occidente y Rusia.References
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