The Migrant, Internally Displaced Person, Refugee, and Asylum Seeker
According to the assigned readings, the term refugee is specifically and narrowly defined from the 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention and the related 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees. What specific criteria do people have to meet in order to be defined as such under the above protocols? (2 points)
Briefly explain the differences between a migrant, internally displaced person, refugee, and asylum seeker. (2 point)
According to video and article, what main reasons are contributing to people migrating or seeking asylum from these countries and whether the people are refugees or migrants? (3 points)
Country/Countries Reason(s) Migrant or Refugee?
Northern Triangle
Syria
Venezuela
According to the resources provided to you, are current asylum seeking policies fair and equitable? Briefly explain. (3 points)
Assigned reading:
Glazer, S. (2020a, January 17). Global migration. CQ Researcher, 30(3). http://library(dot)cqpress(dot)com/cqresearcher/cqresrre2020011700
Sengupta, S. (2015, August 28). Migrant or refugee? There is a difference, with legal implications. The New York Times. https://www(dot)nytimes(dot)com/2015/08/28/world/migrants-refugees-europe-syria.html
Video:
https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=BkCm3dnhZdk&t=3s
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Q.1 According to the 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees, for one to be considered a refugee, you must be incapable or reluctant to return to your home country because of established fears of maltreatment based on one’s race, faith, association to a particular social group, country of origin or political views.
Q.2A migrant refers to any individual who leaves their country and crosses international borders to escape poverty, in search of better opportunities, or to reunite with family members, among other reasons not related to war or persecution. A refugee is a person who escapes their country of origin to another to get away from proven war or persecution due to factors such as their racial identity, political ideol...
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