PLCY 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Well-Founded Relation
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Migrant: someone moving from one place to another. Refugee: someone fleeing from one place to another. Screening process for refugee entry into the us. Many refugee applicants identify themselves to the unhcr. Collects biodata: name, address, birthday, place of birth, etc. Interviews applicants to confirm refugee status and the need for resettlement. Only applicants who are strong candidates for resettlement move forward (less than 1% of global refugee population) Best preference: best option among alternatives revealed by the choices. Immediate: as soon as the policy is implemented, this outcome is affected. Short-term/intermediate: outcome affected by the policy downstream from the immediate outcomes, still a direct effect. Long-term: a slow-moving outcome (often indirectly) affected by the policy. Spillover/externality: effect of policy on those who were not considered when the policy was enacted. Unintended consequence: effect that was not intended by policymakers. Protect human rights of all refugees and migrants, regardless of status.
