Refugee

Written by Jonathan Milner

Definition

A person who has fled their home country and cannot return because of a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group.

Example

Under the Refugee Act of 1980, the president, after consulting Congress, sets a yearly ceiling on how many refugees the United States will admit, and that number has varied widely between administrations.

 

Questions

  1. Define refugee and identify the five grounds of persecution that qualify a person.

  2. Explain the difference between a refugee and an immigrant.

  3. Describe the roles of the president and Congress in setting refugee admissions.

  4. Explain why the yearly refugee ceiling often changes when a new president takes office.

  5. Identify the federal department mainly responsible for screening refugees.

  6. Explain how refugee policy connects to the president's role in foreign policy.

  7. Describe one argument for raising and one argument for lowering the refugee ceiling.

  8. How should the United States balance humanitarian goals with security concerns? Explain.

  9. What emoji would do a good job of expressing the concept refugee?

  10. Translate refugee into plain English.

Remember!

Now, let’s commit this term to our long-term memory. On a scrap piece of paper, take 10 or 20 seconds to draw a refugee! Draw with symbols or stick figures if you wish. Nothing fancy. Don’t expect a masterpiece. No one else will see this but you. Look at your drawing. That’s all - now it’s downloaded into your memory. Destroy the piece of paper in a most delightful way.

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