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Alexander Betts is Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs, at the University of Oxford, and author of The Wealth of Refugees: How Displaced People Can Build Economies (Oxford University Press).
East African countries host seven times more refugees than we do. Their policies look beyond their borders. So should ours.
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