Refugee

Refugee   a refugee is someone who flees their country in search of refuge, often due to war, religious persecution or political persecution. 

 

 

Types of Refugee

There may be more, but some types of refugees are very important   

War 
Social 
Religious 
Political 
Racial 

History of refugee

 

The idea that a person who sought sanctuary in a holy place could not be harmed without inviting divine retribution was familiar to the Greeks. However, asylum  in a church or other holy place was first codified in law by one King in  AD 600. Similar laws were implemented throughout Europe. The related concept of political exile also has a long history. "country of nationality" to become practically meaningful, and for people crossing borders to be required to provide identification.

Causes  

Push and pull factors

Push factors are the reasons why people leave an area. They include:

·         lack of services

·         lack of safety

·         high crime

·         crop failure

·         drought

·         flooding

·         poverty

·         war

Pull factors are the reasons why people move to a particular area. They include:

·         higher employment

·         more wealth

·         better services

·         good climate

·         safer, less crime

·         political stability

·         more fertile land

·         lower risk from natural hazards

 

Refugaisam  can have positive and negative effects on the areas that "export" people and the areas that "import" people..

 

Advantages   For the country losing people

Fewer people to be fed and housed

Income sent home e.g. by Turkish "guestworkers" (gastarbeiter) in the German car industry

Reduces pressure on jobs and resources

 Disadvantages 

Loss of young and most able

Loss of young men creates an unbalanced population structure

Loss of working age people

Loss of those most likely to have education and skills

Division of families

Elderly population remains, so there's a higher death rate

  

Advantages    For the country gaining people:

Cheap labour

Helps overcome labour shortages

Immigrants are often prepared to do unskilled jobs

Some immigrants are highly skilled

Cultural diversity

 

Disadvantages  For the country gaining people:

 

 

Language problems

Racial / ethnic tensions

Jobs lost to incoming workers

Loss of those most likely to have education and skills

Pressure on housing and services. Immigrants tend to be less healthy, placing strain on the health service, and they tend to live in low quality housing

Limited skills/education in immigrant population

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SOLUTION

 

create more   of services

·         Create maximum peace and  safety

·           eliminate the crimes

·           reduce crop failure of

·           minimize  drought

·         flooding drought

·         reduce the poverty

·           create peace and harmony

·          

·         higher employment

·         more wealth

·         better services

·         good climate

·         safer, less crime

·         political stability