March 27, 2018 THE K PAOLETTER A refugee must be fleeing. That is the distinction, as far as immigration law is considered, that separates them from your standard-issue immigrant. An immigrant goes to, a refugee flees from. That both often arrive in the same place through the same means is inconsequential: once the refugee has claimed their status under international law, a series of bureaucratic and administrative gears spring to life to determine under what conditions, if any, they can stay. In
K Paoletter March: Flee, Fled, Flown
K Paoletter March: Flee, Fled, Flown
K Paoletter March: Flee, Fled, Flown
March 27, 2018 THE K PAOLETTER A refugee must be fleeing. That is the distinction, as far as immigration law is considered, that separates them from your standard-issue immigrant. An immigrant goes to, a refugee flees from. That both often arrive in the same place through the same means is inconsequential: once the refugee has claimed their status under international law, a series of bureaucratic and administrative gears spring to life to determine under what conditions, if any, they can stay. In