The Brian Lehrer Show

Newsmakers meet New Yorkers as host Brian Lehrer and his guests take on the issues dominating conversation in New York and around the world. This daily program from WNYC Studios cuts through the usual talk radio punditry and brings a smart, humane approach to the day's events and what matters most in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts including Radiolab, On the Media, Death, Sex & Money, Nancy, and many others.

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David Miliband on 5-Year Migrant Crisis and Discerning Immigrants and Refugees


It's been five years since the Syrian civil war began. David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, discusses the state of the country and the refugee crisis.

Miliband said that both in the UK and US, there is a polarization about what the responsibility should be of relatively rich countries towards people who are fleeing persecution, and the polarization is between those who fear new arrivals and those who believe their nation is capable of facilitating refugees, while fulfilling obligations to local issues.      

 


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 March 14, 2016  18m