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Who is a Refugee and How Did They Get Here?

Ran across this infographic from World Relief that is really helpful in understanding the process by which a refugee gets to the U.S.  It’s also important to be clear about who, exactly, is a refugee versus, say, an illegal alien or an internally displaced person, or an asylum seeker or a migrant.  Each term has a specific meaning (with an associated legal status).  When engaging in conversations about the current global refugee crisis, it’s important to define the terms since there’s a tremendous amount of mis-information that’s being fueled by the media. 

This is a great resource for understanding how people classified as refugees get here:

Refugee Crisis Church Leader's ToolKit 31

Click here to learn more about what happens to refugees who end up Clarkston, Georgia, which Time Magazine once called “the most diverse square mile in America.”

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