Isn't facing hardship in your own country one of the reasons to qualify as a refugee?
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According to the United States State Department, the qualifications for refugee status admission to the United States includes the following:\n\n"an applicant must establish that he or she has suffered past persecution or has a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion, as specified in Section 101(a)(42) of the INA [Immigration and Nationality Act]."\n\nHardship is not enough.  You must have been persecuted or be under threat of persecution to qualify.
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International rules aren't that strict. It's often determined by which country you are a citizen of, not where you are born. There are even some exceptions to that, however.
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First of all - this is not a crying matter.\nIt is a matter to think about.\nIf your own country cannot provide the type of course you wish to go in for, then you need another country.\nIf you dont have money then work in your own country first and earn the money.\nIt is not easy to get scholarship.  Even if you do, you need \nmore money for your upkeep.
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The asylum seeker asks for safety in a new location.  The refugee is simply leaving danger and winds up who knows where in whatever circumstances.\n\nPeace!
815824
sounds like terrorism to me.   How could you want to declare war on your own country-if you don't like it emigrate!
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YES, WHY NOT? BEFORE GOVERNMENTS WERE ESTABLISHED, PEOPLE USED TO WALK MILE AND MILES UNTIL THEY DECIDED TO STAY THINKING THAT WAS THE BEST LAND TO START A NEW LIFE, SOME OF US WERE LUCKY SOME OF US WERE NOT, AS YOU CAN SEE NOW, WE HAVE BORDER OWNERS PRESIDENTS, PRIME MINISTERS, KINGDOMS.ETC... THE REST IS YOUR TO THINK ABOUT IT....IT IS HUMAN TO LET PEOPLE TO TRY TO SURVIVE THE BEST WAY THAT THEY CAN , IF IT MEAN TO ENTER ILLEGAL TO A COUNTRY IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY WHY NOT AS LONG THEY ARE NOT DOING NOTHING OUT OF NORMAL TO EARN FOR THEIR NEEDS I THINK THEY CAN STAY THERE SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM FOR A COUNTRY LIKE US.
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We can't just come and live in your country without the paperwork so what is your point?  You just want it your way...is that it?
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First of all, nobody sends people to anywhere unless there was a war, and the government sent somebody into exile. People migrate seeking better job, life and civil opportunities that in their own region. Besides, This is not a new phenomenon. Canada was filled also with fugitives, farmers, scientist, and workers, with something in common: Migrating people is always able-to-struggle. Everybody seeks the same. In the case of México, shortage of opportunities, misery and corruption fueled the ambitions of the émigrés. The situation is changing and now, better opportunities emerge in México. Still, there’s a lot to do in the agenda. This phenomenon isn’t just in America. You can put your eyes in Europe, too, among the eastern and western regions, -without considering African and Arabic people-.
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Sometime there is, it is called 'Statute of Limitations'.  Not sure about law as it applies to refugee's though.
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Each country has its own immigration laws.  Most require anyone, American or not, to have a valid reason for moving to their country.  Usually, a job is the biggest reason.  Line up a job and you will surely be able to move to that country.
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No way!!  Some people have a choice of whether to work or not, such as the wealthy.  Sometimes they don't have a choice, most of us, and we work. If we don't work and don't have a good reason for not working,  we do without food  and housing (homeless). If we are disabled, have mental problems or severe illnesses, we have Government assistance for them. If a single parent, with low income, of a child under school age needs to stay home, he/she can get assistance and not work. OF COURSE they would remain CITIZENS.\n\nWhere would they deport a USA citizen to if the USA is their home of origin?
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There is an asylum procedure which is outside ordinary immigration channels.  I don't know if they qualified, though.  Also, it is possible people doubted their story as to why they were there.  In that case, you just have three Iraqis entering the country illegally through the Southern border. Post 9/11, I don't mind our border control taking a good hard look at that.\n\nI don't know anything about the situation other than what is in your question, though.
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while i agree that you should not have to live in these conditions, paying rent for a utility that you are not getting, there are people in other countries even in your own that have no homes at all. they have no definate food or a place to shower.
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If a country is not willing to help themselves then what will we be fighting for.  It is actually more difficult in some cases to determine if they are not willing to help themselves or if they actually can not help themselves.  Some countries are actually incapable of helping themselves.  Africa sticks out in my mind when speaking of this.  Not to pick on Africa though there are plenty of others however that was the first one that came to mind.  Bottom line for me though is if you refuse to help yourself then there is nothing we can do for you.
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It is not good. You should remain in your own country and serve there.If you are in some other country, doing job, you should remember that you should be seen as a second class citizen.\n You can move with head high if you are in your own country while this will not be the case if you are away from your nation.\n So always remember that your country needs you always and you should work here only.
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Putting this simply...\n\nA refugee is a person who has left their land due to some strife or catastrophe for another land (could be in their own country still) and are basically homeless (fleeing oppression is the most often reason).\n\nAn immigrant is any person who leaves their own land for another (they can be poor, rich, just wanting a change of scenery, whatever....).\n\nHope that clears it up.
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Well it could be for any number of reasons.  One is that they themselves could be suffering and they don't want others to suffer.  Another is that they could be in need for the money involved here.