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2010

No Way Home, No Way to Escape: The Plight of Iraqi Refugees and Our Iraqi Allies

Members

Hon. Benjamin Cardin

Chairman

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

Hon. Alcee Hastings

Co-Chairman

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

Hon. Jim McDermott

Commissioner

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

Hon. Christopher Smith

Commissioner

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

Witnesses

Eric P. Schwartz

Assistant Secretary, Population, Refugees, and Migration

Department of State

L. Craig Johnstone

President Ad Interim

Refugees International

Kirk Johnson

Founder and Executive Director

The List Project to Resettle Iraqi Allies

Michael A. Newton

Professor of the Practice of Law

Vanderbilt University Law School

This hearing, chaired by Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), focused on Iraqi nationals displaced by conflict. Commissioner Cardin asserted the continued need for action on this issue.  Witnesses from federal agencies and non-governmental organizations testified that many Iraqi refugees were having difficulty supporting themselves, as they were not allowed to work in their host countries.  Moreover, most felt that the current situation in Iraq remained too unstable for them to return.

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