(CANADIAN PRESS) WASHINGTON — The United States appears to be working toward a system for privately sponsoring refugees, potentially making it the latest country to emulate the program Canada has deployed during the Syrian migration crisis.
A group that works with the government on resettling refugees says a pilot project is in the works. An assistant secretary of state reportedly referred to it at a public forum. Canada’s immigration minister says he has heard about a pilot project, and one small-government advocate says he’s been advising policy-makers on it.
David Bier of the libertarian Cato Institute said he used the experience of the northern neighbor while making the case to government officials that the private sector could play a bigger role in resettling refugees.
