Taking a Look at Refugees

A refugee is defined as a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war or persecution. Since the communist victory in Vietnam in 1975, Australia has become a desirable location for hundreds of thousands of refugees as a result of the pleasant lifestyle and an abundance of employment opportunities. The experiences of Indochinese refugees in the 1970’s and present day refugees contain both similar and contrasting elements. Refugees no longer flee from countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos instead they arrive to Australia from war-ravaged nations in the Middle East such as Iraq and Syria. Nevertheless, these countries are all victims of war and people continue to seek refuge as a consequence of conflict and fear

The article, “Refugees: Who, Where, and Why” by Catherine Gevert is about different refugees in the world, where they are from and why they became refugees in the first place. The first concept the author talked about was, around the world, many refugees have had to flee, to escape to safety after being mistreated in their own country. Refugees are protected by law and given basic civil rights when going to different countries. Another key point she talks about is where these people are and in the article shows us that refugee camps are located throughout the world, but are not the best living conditions. Many refugees go here for asylum. Furthermore, some reasons people can become refugees are because of, war and “ethnic cleansing”, also known

Refugees started because of war and economic problems in their countries that force them out of their homes, and rob their children of having an educated life. Refugees tend to stay in refugee camps, but while staying in camps, they don’t have any job opportunities which makes it extremely hard to care for a family with zero income. In order to leave the camps for jobs, an education, and housing, their relatives have to get them and bring them to their country. All refugees that would like to leave the camp must have a visa.

Refugees are people who are fleeing violence and/or persecution and are looking for safety. Refugees are driven from their homes and communities by

Somebody that is forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster is a refugee. There are over 2.3 million Syrian refugees and of those, 45 of them made their home in the united states. In years to come the U.S. will be bringing in more refugees. Most of these refugees do not have any bad intentions when coming to the U.S., but are just looking for a home so they can start to rebuild their life. In order to be brought in, refugees must first go through a security screening.

According to UNHCR, a refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war, or violence. A refugee has a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group. Most likely, they cannot return home or are afraid to do so. War and ethnic, tribal and religious violence are leading causes of refugees fleeing their countries. When people flee their own country, and seek sanctuary in another country, they apply for asylum – the right to be recognized as a refugee and receive legal protection and material assistance. An asylum seeker must demonstrate that his or her fear of persecution in his or her home country is

First we need to distinguish the difference between immigrant and refugee. Many people use both of these terms interchangeable and to be honest they are not the same, although some people are both. An immigrant is someone who chose to leave their country. A refugee

To be considered a refugee, one must be forcefully removed from their homeland through a fear of violent persecution or driven away by some form of armed conflict (UNHCR, 2016). Examples of this would be people being displaced by violent warfare or other political conflict in which their lives or well-being may be at stake. In addition to this, such conditions may make it difficult, or even impossible, for these people to return to their home. On the other hand, migrants are defined as people who leave their homeland by choice without any threat of violence. Often, migrants hope to find a better life for their families by seeking out economic opportunity in a foreign land, and are not necessarily at risk if they were to return (UNHCR, 2016).

Refugees are those of us in this world that were forced and tormented into leaving themselves behind, they are victims of politics, war or natural catastrophe. In 2012, 559 Colombian refugees were resettled as well as in In 2011, Colombian refugees were identified as one of the populations prioritized for resettlement. Large scale immigration is present in Colombian society, with about one 6 of every 10 Colombians now living aboard.

A refugee is characterized by the United Nations (1958) as someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war, violence. A refugee

Let’s start by defining what it is to be a refugee. A refugee is any citizen of a nation who is forced to flee due to persecution or unsafe living conditions.

Refugees have been going into other countries for a plethora of years, for reasons, such as escaping from a tyrannical government or just for safety. In Europe the Schengen Visa, allows transport throughout parts of Europe. “The Schengen Area is comprised of 26 countries that have agreed to allow free movement of their citizens within this area as a single country,” (SchengenVisa). Also, “Of the 26 countries bound by the Schengen agreement, 22 are part of the EU (European Union) and the other 4 are part of the EFTA. (European Free Trade Association)” (SchengenVisa). The safety reasons that the refugees would be escaping from are, war, persecution from their government, and natural disaster. One main law that protects refugees is called the International refugee law which, “ is a

Refugees are individuals, who move out of one’s country due to restriction or fear to their lives. These individuals relocate out of necessity to flee political persecution, or a natural disaster has invaded and destroyed their home. For example, such fear of persecution may result from disputes due to war, religion or political opinion and usually will not allow individuals to return to one’s country.

Refugees are people that have been sent out of their country in order to escape war. People Take all their important belongings that are valuable to them. Like how the Pilgrims had to leave their country because of the war that was going on and how Sahara decided to leave to as well.

Refugees are not fleeing for economic reasons, they are fleeing war and abuse. Can you imagine being stuck in your home so scared to leave? How would you feel? These helpless people have no other choice. They are forced out by problems such as war, persecution, poverty and natural disasters. Imagine you were in their situation and were made to risk