Is The United States The Best Country For Refugees?

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What's the difference between a migrant, refugee, asylum seeker and what do we do powerful countries like the U.S. do to help these people?

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Sources:

What Is The Difference Between A Refugee And A Migrant?:
http://www.ssi.org.au/faqs/refugee-faqs/148-what-is-the-difference-between-a-refugee-and-a-migrant

"A migrant is a person who makes a conscious choice to leave their country to seek a better life elsewhere. Before they decide to leave their country, migrants can seek information about their new home, study the language and explore employment opportunities."

FAQ: Refugees, Asylum Seekers And Australia's Refugee And Humanitarian Program:
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/citizenship/

"The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, to which Australia is a signatory, defines a refugee as: 'Any person who owing to a well founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his/her nationality and is unable, or owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself/herself of the protection of that country.'"

Displaced Person's Act Of 1948:
http://library.uwb.edu/static/USimmigration/1948_displaced_persons_act.html

"Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the Displaced Act of
1948."

Post Arrival Assistance And Benefits:
http://www.rcusa.org/post-arrival-assistance-and-benefits

"Refugees arriving in the U.S. are placed with one of the private resettlement agencies that have signed a Cooperative Agreement with the State Department. These agencies generally have local affiliates throughout the U.S."

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