The climate crisis is fueling an humanitarian crisis around the world. My new legislation will create both a global climate resilience strategy and a new humanitarian program for those who have been displaced by environmental disasters or climate change.https://www2.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2019/09/27/markey-wants-admit-least-refugees-year-fleeing-climate-change/gIufscMs1k6RLM3zCJPuDJ/story.html …
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Many climate-displaced persons do not meet the definition of refugee under U.S. law and cannot access resettlement opportunities in the U.S. We cannot allow them to fall through the cracks just because they don't meet the definition of refugee.pic.twitter.com/EJyrnUb1TD
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America has the capacity and should be the global leader in resettlement, and that means equally responding to climate-displaced individuals as we do refugees.https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-markey-introduces-first-of-its-kind-legislation-to-address-climate-refugee-crisis …
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