ASIAN AM 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Supplemental Security Income, Refugees Of The Syrian Civil War, Refugee Act
1 Dec 2016
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Refugees do not chose to leave: limited time preparation, country of destination often unknown, limited capital, traumatic journey. 1951 un convention relating to the status of refugees. Person than fears of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, political beliefs, nationality. Is not able to get protection from their home country. Talks about people with no nationality : refers to the hmong. Syrian refugee crisis: u. s. does not accept mass numbers of refugees. South american undocumented immigrants were not able to get refugee status. It is not easy to get into u. s. as refugee. Socio-political marker of u. s. war and foreign policy objectives. Special type of immigrant regulated by governmental provisions. Unlike most immigrants, refugees are eligible for government assistance. Structure of refuge created by u. s. government: welfare system. One of most effective things that helped refugees. Humanitarian: way of dealing with national guilt, did not really lose war since still helped the vietnamese, laotian, hmong, and.
