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Most Ukrainian refugees, like those pictured here on March 7, 2022, have crossed into Poland. Nicola Marfisi/AGF/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

March 9, 2022

The Ukrainian refugee crisis could last years – but host communities might not be prepared

Jose J. Padilla, Old Dominion University and Erika Frydenlund, Old Dominion University

More than 2 million Ukrainians have fled the country since the Russian invasion. The EU has welcomed the refugees, but research shows that host communities may tire of the newcomers.

Venezuelans wait at the Colombian border to be processed and housed in tents in 2020. All Venezuelans now in Colombia will receive a 10-year residency permit. Schneyder Mendoza/AFP via Getty Images

April 14, 2021

Colombia gives nearly 1 million Venezuelan migrants legal status and right to work

Erika Frydenlund, Old Dominion University; Jose J. Padilla, Old Dominion University, and Katherine Palacio, Universidad del Norte

Though not a rich country, Colombia is unusually well equipped to handle mass migration because of its own history with political strife and displacement.

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