Refugees In The United States

A refugee is a person who was forced to leave their country. Whether it be from warfare or natural disaster, their homes are no longer safe to live in, so they need to relocate elsewhere. Once someone sets foot on the journey of becoming a refugee, they become vulnerable and dependent with no sense of what the future will bring. In an attempt to accommodate them, first world countries with the resources necessary to assist these refugees, are struggling to determine whether or not they should step-in and help. Some argue that taking them in could come with excessive consequences, while others believe they could be assets. Although there may be a few consequences, they are outweighed by the benefits and undeniable severity of the situation.

Refugees are people who crossed borders, fleeing due to problems related to race religion and nationality. While fleeing, refugees unknowingly carry many diseases due to lack of mental help and attention. When coming to a new country, refugees have no self-esteem to get jobs due to the language barrier. Refugees who flee their country and sacrifice everything are confident and strong willed with all the obstacles that come through their journey to start a new life. The long-term effects that a refugee experiences due to forced migration is Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression. Forced migration has a negative mental and physical affect on refugees.

America needs to work to remove the stereotype associated with refugees in order to get them the help they need and deserve. According to Psychology Today, in the 21st century, the number of terrorism related deaths that refugees were responsible for is 0. Moreover, research shows that highly

During the 1970's and 80's refugees in Australia originated from South East Asia and Latin America (Taylor J. 2004). Presently the UNHCR stated the majority of refugee's entering Australia are from South-West Asia, the Middle East and Africa (UNHCR, 2015). In Australia, the health care system has been influenced by the United Kingdom and other western regions. The focus is predominantly biomedical, with doctors considered to be the experts on our health. This differs significantly to non-western regions whose health focus is more on spiritual healing and traditional medicine (Germov,

Because of fear, people have the misconception that the refugees could bring disease or illness that would cause widespread sickness or death. In all reality, there is no reason to worry about such things. The CDC has a detailed list of all known ailments and their cures (if known): “ Diseases & Conditions A-Z Index” (Office of the Associate Director for Communication, Division of Public Affairs) So, during the process that all people entering and leaving the United States must go through, these ailments would be recognized and cured; and the refugees would be perfectly healthy for their eventual settling in the U.S. Our system for this scenario has been gone over multiple times and tested on hundreds of people; and we know that for all those people, it has worked. After going through all the precautionary measures America has in place, the refugees entering the country will pose no threat to the health of our

In 2012, Canada received approximately 23,000 refugees and their families (Statistics Canada, 2012). Canada welcomes an ethno cultural diversity and follows the international mandate to ensure safety, stability and accessibility to health services for refugees. The refugees come from different countries, which are socioeconomically unstable, and they are in search of stability and a better destiny. Canada is recognized as one of the most developed countries in the world, it is undeniable that the protection of refugees will be provided. The Ottawa Newcomer Clinic, located in Ottawa, is one of the agencies that welcomes newcomer refugees. This clinic plays an essential role in the reintegration of refugees in their new environment and provides preventive healthcare services. To improve its services, the team members of the clinic are committed to promoting mental health in order to undertake a holistic approach in the care of refugee youths. Consequently, it is important to explore the obstacles facing this particular population using the Population Health model in order to identify startegies for mental health promotion programs that aims to optimize the health status of refugee youths. This brings us to review the importance of mental health among refugees and concepts involved, such as importance of the role of health care providers who have direct contact with the target population as well as mental health promotion.

Refugees are defined as someone who has been forced to flee his or her home country due to a natural disaster, war, etc. When they come to the United States, they come to have freedom as Lisa Liu had said " I realized the reality was very different from what I had been dreaming because my idea of freedom was very abstract" (Lisa Liu 187). When Refugees come to the United States, they don't have a clue what it is like. All they know is that they can seek a more suitable life here in the U.S. Being though they don't have much training skills, they struggle to find a well-paying job. Without a well-paying job, they cannot afford to pay their bills, rent, and other needs which than leads to another substantial issue that considers to be health

According to a poll over 48% of Americans support the ban on refugees, whereas 42% do not (Nearly Half of American Voters Support Trump’s Immigration Order). As can be seen, many Americans believe that refugees pose a threat to the American way of life in one way or another. Refugee discrimination can be seen across the United States, it is not made up. Unfortunately, this is caused by a tragic past and background influenced by only a few individual terrorists.This is worsened by the urgent crisis of refugees. Refugees, some extremely unlucky people, are displaced across the world (Appositive). Many Americans are against the idea of letting new people into the country for fear of these attacks,

It is human nature to pursue living in a place with happiness and peace. If people suffer a lot in an region, they must begin to find another place in order to survive. Many people around the world suffer a lot, such as hunger and violence, especially in some Asian countries. These situations can be caused by a war for many years, terrorists or natural disaster. Today, because of the war in Syria, millions of refugees are trying to move to other countries, including the United States. Therefore, it is necessary for US to take in refugees because it is our responsibility and morality to care about victims and refugees.

The United States has been taking in refugee’s since1975 (Refugee Admissions, n.d.). All 50 states combined have welcomed in more than 3 million refugees over the past 40 years, proving the United States can be hospitable to those in need of a safe-haven. The Refugees that have been accepted into the United States mostly have added to their surrounding communities with very few noted issues. America has always been and will continue to be a well sought after dream by most citizens of other countries.

The first is the lack of information available. Refugee community are often times unwelcoming to outsiders, viewing them as a threat, potentially leading to their deportation. Doctors in particular can be a cause of concerns for refugees. Historically, many countries would deny immigrants entry if they presented any symptoms of disease. This makes it difficult for anyone to gather information on what diseases are affecting the population, and even harder to treat. The second problem is information sharing. Luckily, there are mandates that require certain health information to be shared if so much as one case of certain diseases are present in the area. However, the list of diseases that are required to be documented is short. If most diseases encountered could be tracked, it would make studying the epidemiology and would make preemptive action in preventing diseases

Refugees are facing serious problems right now. Right now there are over 90,000 refugees from Mexico and Central America (Palacios). The refugees include children who are in dire need of a safe-haven. These refugees need the help of Doctors without borders.

The author states that we must build a family-centered approach to refugee mental health. To the majority of people it might seem obvious that when it comes to treatment, it should not be one size fits all. Yet that seems to be what mental health professionals are doing with the majority of refugees.

Colucci et al. (2014) discussed the utilisation of mental health services by children and young people from a refugee background, via a literature review. The study started by identifying the condition that people from refugee backgrounds are always in vulnerable position to develop mental health problems, and suicide, compare with local residents, considering that they have to go through some pre-migrating events to get involved to the new environment. For children, this could be even more serious, considering that children seem to have lower adaptability compare with the adults, and they are more likely to generate mental health issues in the new environment. The research suggested that the reported mental health issues for the youngsters are lower than expected. The research summarized services provided to the refugee background workers and children, and also tried to identify some important factors that could contribute to provide mental health services to the refugee workers and children. Findings from the research suggested that more researches are urged, as there are still limited evidences to support settlements toward introducing policies and programs for refugee children and young people. However, there are limitations regarding the research, considering that it had not yet provide quantitative research methods or empirical evidences to support the arguments, and it had not identify factors beyond cultural difference that could influence the receive

Refugee residents have health needs that differ from native-born residents in Multnomah County. Often these health needs are identified during the mandatory health screening that is required as part of the resettlement process. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) provides a protocol for these screenings. According to Dr. Paul Leung, Director of the Intercultural Psychiatric Program at the Oregon Health Sciences University, refugees experience higher rates of anxiety, stress, depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, substance abuse, and thoughts of suicide compared to the general public. Moreover, according to the MCHD, more than one third of refugees identify having been near death prior to resettlement. One in three has lost a family member or friend and nearly 70% have lived through combat and/or torture. Furthermore, according to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, refugees experience a wide range of health issues including infectious diseases like tuberculosis and intestinal parasites, malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, other STD’s, diabetes, hypertension, and maternal and child concerns. The Multnomah County Health Department Report Card on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2011) includes refugees of