Integration of Refugees
In this modern world, things are always vastly changing. Refugees from around the world are needing a new place to live. Culturally, the change is drastic with the sudden removal of their home culture to a new language, society, education, and workforce. Legally, the unprecedented amount of refugees is overwhelming the legal asylum system.
There are 68.5 million forcibly displaced people worldwide.
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40 million Internally Displaced people
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25.4 million Refugees
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19.9 UNHCR mandate​
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5.4 million Palestinian refugees registered by UNRWA
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3.1 Asylum Seekers​
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There have only been 102, 800 resettled as of June 19, 2018.
According to the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees,
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.
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An Internally Displaced Person is someone who has been forced to flee their home but never cross an international border. Unlike refugees, IDPs are not protected by international law or eligible to receive many types of aid because they are legally under the protection of their own government
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An Asylum Seeker is someone who 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 well-founded.