The Aspen Instit David Miliband Discusses the Global Immigration Crisis

Last night at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Inst, David Miliband, Pres & CEO, The Int'l Rescue Com discussed the Global Immigration Crisis.  Miliband manages the agency's humanitarian relief in  more than 30 war torn countries & resettlement & aid programs into 25 US cities.  Miliband is an Oxford grad & received his masters fro MIT as a Kennedy Scholar.   I was very much interested in learning about the problems & progress made with regards to the refugee crisis.  Unfortunately, I was not able to discern what is being done nor where efforts are primarily directed.  Perhaps, I needed a more prestigious degree to grasp the erudite complexities in dealing with this world wide & exponentially expanding problems.  We were informed the refugee crisis is at its worse since WWII  with more than 60,000,000 people displaced and growing at a rate of 40,000/day.  The primary countries struggling with refugees in staggering numbers are Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Greece & Kenya.  Overall, the exodus population who return to their home countries is only 1%.  Miliband implied the pragmatic solution for each country is to absorb the mass influx of people with the understanding they will become permanent residents.  How this is to be attempted or accomplished was ambiguous.  Miliband implied the World Bank is not equipped and is restricted from distributing aid where it's most crucial.  It was indicated that it is futile to provide aid in countries combatting civil war.    Poverty is another factor driving mass exodus.  I failed to comprehend any plans or solutions directed to combat the global immigration crisis.  I left confused & despondent.  One bright note:  Canada has pledge to take in 25,000 immigrants/year.  (From where, how or what's going to be done, I don't know.)