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Understanding the
Global Crisis
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At United in Mind, we use the term loosely to refer to all people who have had to leave their homes due to external pressures and unpleasant circumstances. This includes refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, stateless, and internally displaced people.
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Very few have been granted asylum, while the rest are often stuck in transition, either in refugee camps, detention centers, urban areas in nearby countries, or still displaced within their home countries awaiting opportunity for safe passage out.
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Many are forced to leave home due to violence, internal conflict, violations of human rights, unlawful persecution without due process, systemic oppression, hazardous conditions, and/or lack of opportunity.[1]
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They will more than likely help the economy in places where they are able to work legally. The senior to working-age ratio is increasing, less U.S.-born families are having children[3], and we need to increase immigration to sustain social security.[4] They contribute more to social security and use less benefits than native-born citizens[5][11], start businesses at higher rates[6][50], and contribute to our GDP and tax revenue.[7][9]
#Infographics
How Immigration Benefits Our Economy
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#Resilience
Refugees and immigrants are some of the most determined, driven, hard-working, and brave people. Despite enduring difficult circumstances and many obstacles along the way, they continue to work hard, build communities, and support one another, accomplishing great things wherever opportunity exists.
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#EmpathyNotSympathy
Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity.
People all around the world are looking for safety, security, and opportunity. These photos serve as a reminder that there are people outside our bubble who simply want a better future. Children find ways to make their own toys, and adults find ways to provide an education in refugee camps with limited resources. The stories are of determination, adaptation, and survival.
We need to respect and admire the struggle of people who are willing to endure difficult circumstances just to provide their families with a better chance at life. The displaced are all around us and we can all do something to express our humanity in little ways when we find the opportunity. After all, most of our perceived differences are just social and cultural constructs.
#WhereAreTheyFrom
Top 10 Countries of Origin of People Displaced Across Borders [1]
82% of people displaced across borders as of 2020 originate from 10 countries, including Afghanistan (3.5m), Syria (6.69m), Venezuela (4m), South Sudan (2.19m), Myanmar (1.1m), Democratic Republic of Congo (840k), Somalia (815k), Sudan (788k), Central African Republic (642k), and Eritrea (522k). [1]
#UnitedInMind
Highlights
The Journey
The decision to leave home is rarely easy. They leave loved ones behind and it often takes years before they find a place to settle down.
Obstacles
They face many obstacles on the way and risk torture, human trafficking, enslavement, sexual violence, extortion, and death. Many people (including children) disappear.
A New Home
Adjusting to a new place can be difficult between trauma, culture shock, and barriers to entry due to lack of community response. Most, however, thrive.
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#ShareYourStory
"We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced." - Malala Yousafzai
She was a refugee who fought for the right to an education, was shot in the head for it, recovered, and never gave up.
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#ChangeTheWorld
“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” - Albert Einstein
Few know that Einstein was a refugee; it took him 7 years to get citizenship after arriving in the US in 1933.