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Refugees And Immigrants Before The 1930s

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Initially, there was no distinction between refugees and immigrants before 1930s. The United Nations established the International Refugee Organization in 1947, which basically included policies that distinguished immigrants from refugees. In simple words, a refugee is any person outside of his or country who is unable or unwilling to return to that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution (Lecture 05, Magana). Any person can apply for a refugee status if he/she does not feel secure or protected by the government from humiliation and harassment in their own countries. For example, sexual violence against women, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, and environmental or natural disasters, such as earth quakes

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