Universal Citizenship in Ecuador: A Substantive Policy Model for Mitigating the Venezuelan Refugee Crisis

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Brief Overview

This paper outlines Ecuador’s Universal Citizenship Clause (UCC) and its alignment with the United Nations 2021-2023 Global Compact Strategy to assert how the UCC politically and socially benefits both Venezuelan refugees and Ecuadorian citizens.

Author

• Kiera State Eckhardt, Illinois State University