I think one of the reasons my program at WUSC is a success is that a sponsoring group of students submits an application to sponsor a refugee in November and the refugee arrives in September. There's obviously pre-work that WUSC does, but the turnover is very quick. So there's an immediate engagement. It's possible to make this work, but it needs some work.
On February 1st, 2007. See this statement in context.