If Syrians safely go home (to Syria!) today for EID, are they still legitimate refugees?
Posted by Ann Corcoran on July 5, 2016
The answer of course is NO! Legitimate refugees are people escaping persecution of one sort or another. Economic migrants and even people staying out of war zones are NOT real refugees!
If Syrians move back and forth across Turkish/Syrian borders, are they really persecuted refugees fearing for their lives?
I’ve been remiss in not reporting this fantastic essay by two former US asylum judges in which they define very carefully the definition of a refugee (or legitimate asylum seeker)—a definition that we believe has been intentionally perverted so that anyone in the world on-the-move is considered a refugee.
Serious students of the Refugee Admissions Program must read ‘Blurred lines: Migrant vs. Refugee’ by the Hon. Mahlon F. Hanson and Hon. Elizabeth A. Hacker posted last month at the Immigration Reform Law Institute. (Hat tip: Joanne)
http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/READ MORE
