Beware of Immigration Provisions in International Agreements
By Dan Cadman on May 8, 2018
My colleague Nayla Rush recently wrote about the draft United Nations (UN) Global Compact on Refugees that is being considered by members of that body, including the United States.
As Rush pointed out, although the U.S. withdrew from the companion Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, it has not yet done so with the Global Compact on Refugees, even though there are cogent reasons to do so before its formal consideration in September of this year.
Nations should always be cautious about ceding their sovereign alternatives — especially as regards immigration in any form — in the context of bilateral, multilateral, or international treaties. Doing so can have significant adverse impact on their foreign and domestic policies.
https://cis.org/Cadman/Beware-Immigration-Provisions-International-Agreements
