Ran across this infographic from World Relief that is really helpful in understanding the process by which a refugee gets to the U.S. It’s also important to be clear about who, exactly, is a refugee versus, say, an illegal alien or an internally displaced person, or an asylum seeker or a migrant. Each term has a specific meaning (with an associated legal status). When engaging in conversations about the current global refugee crisis, it’s important to define the terms since there’s a tremendous amount of mis-information that’s being fueled by the media.
This is a great resource for understanding how people classified as refugees get here:
Click here to learn more about what happens to refugees who end up Clarkston, Georgia, which Time Magazine once called “the most diverse square mile in America.”