Council For Refugees

The Australian Catholics Migrant and Refugee Office (ACMRO) is an organisation that contributes to public discussion of crucial issues, using their religious beliefs as a basis for its contributions. The ACMRO was established by the Australian Catholics Bishops Conference on 1st July 1995. It is designed to advise and serve the Australian Catholics Bishops Conference at both a national and international level on migrant and refugee issues. To act as an official Church voice relating to migrants and refugees. To make appropriate representation to Government and other bodies on matters relating to migrants and refugees. According to the Church teaching on the issue, Pope Francis states “Violence, exploitation, discrimination, marginalisation, restrictive approaches to fundamental freedoms, whether of individuals or of groups: these are some of the chief elements of poverty which need to be overcome.” It is through this organisation that agencies can be run. They come under the ACMRO umbrella, such as the Brigidine Asylum Seekers Project (BASP), Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) and the Edmund Rice Centre (ERC).

Toylan Zelinski (“our client”), a Ukraine national, has applied for refugee status based on his homosexuality. A few days ago, Ukraine State authorities convicted our client, in absentia, for engaging in homosexual activities.

In Margaret Wente’s article, “Syrian refugees: the romance and the reality” (Oct 1, 2016), she argues that Canadians must stop looking at the refugee crisis through rose coloured glasses and realize that there is far more to helping those living through this crisis then simply taking them out of the battleground. Wente backs her argument using data and facts as well as personal anecdotes from those providing social assistant to those in need. She hopes to bring attention to the problems Canada is facing regarding immigration and realize that simply bringing Syrians to Canada isn’t enough. While people have left the warzone coming to Canada without the ability to speak the language or support themselves will put the same pressure

For various reasons, it may become necessary to leave one's home country. Many people are attracted to Canada. Some people do not leave their countries because of choice, but because of unjust persecution. Such persons are referred to as refugees. There exists an administrative body that addresses the needs and rights of refugees seeking relocation and settlement in Canada; this administrative body is called the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Refugees very often are in desperate situations that called for cultural sensitivity and processing through legal avenues. The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada handles these duties. This paper will briefly examine this board, its decision-making process, and evaluate the efficacy of the board.

The War Refugee Board, established through Executive Order 9417 on January 22, 1944 by Franklin D. Roosevelt, was tasked with the “immediate rescue and relief of the Jews of Europe and other victims of enemy prosecution” (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum et al. 2014). The War Refugee Board was initially headed by John Pehle, later seceded by William O’Dwyer who served as the director of the War Refugee Board from January 1945 until the board’s dissolution in September 1945.The War Refugee board is credited with saving the lives of 200,000 Jews and an estimated amount of 20,000 non-Jews as well as increasing public knowledge within the U.S. in regards to the treatment of the Jews in Europe.

This essay is about the universal refugee experience and the hardships that they have to go through on their journey. Ha from Inside Out and Back Again and other refugees from the article “Children of War” all struggle with the unsettling feeling of being inside out because they no longer own the things that mean the most to them. Ha and the other refugees all encounter similar curiosities of overcoming the finding of that back again peaceful consciousness in the “new world” that they are living in .

Any place of refuge or asylum can be a sanctuary, though there is no specific legal definition to what constitutes a sanctuary jurisdiction. These communities can be states, cities or counties with established policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation. The state of Maryland is pushing for a bill that will limit available state and local resources during the enforcement of immigration laws. Whilst some people are of an opinion that the state government should not be writing laws shielding illegal immigrants from US federal government immigration laws, others maintain that Maryland officials should move forward with their ideas of a sanctuary. There is debate over the safety of immigrants and of

Canada has always been recognized as an accepting and “go-to” country in crisis. However, in recent years, there have been changes. Refugee legislation has become extremely strict, qualifications for refugees have become unfair, and limitations regarding what Canada offers refugees have been set.

The Resettlement Assistance Program is for refugees who are referred by the UNHCR or selected as a government-assisted or privately sponsored. Refugees in this program are usually accepted because they have fled their homes due to unimaginable sufferings and cannot return due to well-founded fear of persecution based on: race, religion, political opinion, nationality and/or being a member of a particular social group. (Government of Canada, 2015). Another policy refugees may be eligible for is the Government-Assisted Refugee (GAR) Program. Refugees admitted in GAR are referred by the UNHCR and funded by the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) through the Resettlement Assistance Program or private sponsors with the Joint Assistance Sponsorship Program. Settlement support is offered by the Resettlement Assistance Program and coverage under the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) include basic coverage, supplemental coverage and prescription drug coverage (Elgersma, 2015). Another policy is the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program and eligibility includes: incorporated groups with an on-going agreement with CIC to sponsor refugees, or five Canadians, or permanent residents and community sponsors. Coverage from the IFHP for the PSR include basic coverage and “Public Health or Public Safety Prescription Drug Coverage” (PHPS) (Elgersma, 2015). The last policy is

The media holds great power when it comes to influencing the attitudes of the nation as it is the primary source if information for many Australians. The many forms of media, such as radio, television, and newspapers can also represent Australian values and the state of our society at the present time.

Another important stakeholder in this issue is the children themselves. Almost all of the children present in detention centres are asylum seekers whom arrived in Australia by boat, and are classified as ‘unauthorised maritime arrivals’ (Humanrights.gov.au, 2015). These asylum seeker children all held the same responses to some degree. Their responses were all surrounded by the main aspect of ‘Wanting to be free and safe’.

The refugee crisis in Syria is one of the worst catastrophes to take place to date. Millions of Syrians have been displaced from their homes only to seek a safe haven somewhere else. Many have died simply fighting to survive. Canada has responded to the Syrian refugee crisis by resettling more than 25,000 refugees to date and will continue to do so into 2017. Canada has opened its arms to these individuals and made the decision to embrace them as one of their own. Factors that help explain Canada’s response includes providing refugees with immediate heath care, safe accommodations, and simply easing the process of assimilation within our society. Canada has been praised for its efforts, as all it’s fundamental principles circle maintaining

Canada has always been recognized as one of the most generous and caring countries in the world, and this is mainly due to the values that Canadians hold. According to Gerald Caplan of The Globe and Mail, “Canadians know we can’t solve this crisis on our own, or even make more than a dent in it. But they also know we can make a real difference to tens of thousands of fleeing Syrians whose lives have been shattered, and they’re determined to do so.” For this reason, the civil society of Canada had and/or has encouraged its political parties in aiding and accepting Syrian refugees to help them escape their violent situation in order to make a real change in their lives. In fact, Canadians have themselves gotten involved in helping sponsor, as well as, intergrade Syrian refugees into Canadian societies. Mennonite Central Committee, who has a history of working with the refugee population and have assisted “thousands of displaced people and has been instrumental in creating and promoting to assist refugees in Canada” have themselves stated that different groups of people offered their help after the picture of Alan Kurdi surfaced. “… (the picture) bought together a diverse group; other church groups became interested in joining our work on resettlement—other faith groups, neighborhood groups, institutions of learning, and even municipalities.”

The US Homeland Security Act of 2002 determined that the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within the Administration on Children and Families is responsible for providing care to children referred by immigration authorities (Graham, 2014). Consistent with federal law, ORR/DUCS places children in the least restrictive settings. Care is provided by a network of state-licensed ORR-funded care providers that offer classroom education, mental and medical health services, case management, socialization and recreation, and family reunification services to a family member or another willing sponsor. If the agency cannot find such a sponsor, the child remains in ORR custody.

If the Refugee Transitions program loses funding or goes out of business the refugees that rely on that to help them transition would most likely not have jobs and not be able to support their families. First of all, the phrase “We struggle to find jobs…” (Gurung) shows that the refugees are having a hard time finding jobs to support their families. Furthermore, the statement “Many of us do not speak English, and lack of education makes it even more difficult for us to learn the language here” (Gurung). The people are probably not finding jobs because they don’t speak English,and there are not schools to teach them. Finally, in the transcript Gurung says “Just taking the bus and going to the store was a challenge for her” (Gurung). I can infer