Wealthy countries should accept more refugees when funding cuts weaken protection in host countries

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Countries should grant citizenship to everyone born there regardless of parents’ immigration status

Wealthy countries should compensate poorer countries for recruiting their trained healthcare workers

UNHCR should prioritise assistance to the most vulnerable refugees over maintaining its geographic reach

EU migration funding should depend on independently monitored human-rights safeguards

Expanding legal migration routes would reduce smuggling more effectively than additional border-enforcement funding

Countries have a moral obligation to accept refugees

Core refugee assistance should be financed through mandatory state contributions rather than voluntary donations

Refugee-hosting states should retain responsibility for essential services when UNHCR withdraws support

Climate-related displacement should create a right to international protection

Deterring irregular migration justifies stronger maritime interception around Djibouti

Destination countries should share responsibility for funding migrant rescues along the Djibouti–Yemen route

Gulf states should expand legal migration pathways for people from the Horn of Africa

Humanity would be better off without national borders

Open borders would make the world a better place

A migrant's right to stay should not depend on a single employer

Factors within a person's country of origin are the primary driver for migration

Employers should raise pay before recruiting workers from abroad

Immigration restrictions are a poor substitute for building more housing

Integration matters more than border control for long-term social cohesion

Migration can be a successful response to climate change, not a failure to adapt