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Treating Refugees as a Threat to Security Is Counterproductive
Lucy Hovil
Senior Research Associate, International Refugee Rights Initiative
Lucy Hovil Senior Research Associate, International Refugee Rights Initiative
Somalis in exile are often tainted by association with al-Shabaab – the very group from which they fled. Lucy Hovil of the International Refugee Rights Initiative explains research into securitized responses to refugees and the impact on Somalis in Kenya, Uganda and the U.S.