Catholic refugee advocate says barriers won't stop people seeking a better life | Crux Now

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : I also find that these migrants and refugees have good practical understanding of the challenges they will face in the country where they have sought asylum or to which they might be afforded the rare chance of permanent resettlement.
49% : They know it will not be easy to learn a new language, appreciate a new culture while also trying to hand on their original culture and language to their children, to journey through massive bureaucratic "hoops" of applications for asylum, proving one's past life history (at times, having fled without documents), of suspicious security checks, of learning how to engage in a job interview in a new country, of watching your children adapt more readily to a new way of life, etc.
45% : The fact is that most forcibly displaced people seek refuge, protection, and new opportunities in low- and middle-income countries.
43% : We believe that such persons forced to flee from their home countries because of political, ethnic, social, and religious persecution, should be accorded the right to claim asylum in another country and to be offered international protection if their situations conform to the definition of "refugee" according the 1951 Geneva Convention on Refugees.
41% : That is the only way to overcome the harmful trends of nationalism and exclusion that is far too prevalent in today's world.

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