Why We Have Asylum and Refugee Law and Policy

With all of the discussion today about what our asylum and refugee policies should be, it's important to remember: Why do we have asylum and refugee law and policy in our world?

To get our answers, we travel back to 1939, to the MS St. Louis, a ship bound for Cuba. We also sit down and talk with Gloria Goldman, who was born in Germany in the wake of the Holocaust to two survivors.