What are the issues of the migration of refugees and asylum seekers?

What are the issues of the migration of refugees and asylum seekers?

1. Somalia to UK

   • Many Somalians in fear of lack of water, food + ethnic violence
   • 2001 census - 43,000 in UK
     • Now over 250,000
   • More than 3.2 million Somalians (40% of population) depend on foreign assistance
   • 1.3 million IDPs and 400,000 refugees in neighbouring countries
   • Since independence from UK - struggled to find peace - Violence and drought

2. Refugee: A person who's reason for moving are to do with fear of prosecution of death

   • Environmental refugees
   • Political refugees

3. Asylum seeker: People who seek refuge - apply to stay in a country unlike refugees who may not stay

4. Darfur - Sudan

   • Conflict has killed over 300,000
   • Has driven 2.7 million from their homes