Iraqi refugees: permanent or temporary?

Question

The U.N. classifies most Iraqi refugees as having only "temporary protection status," rather than as permanent refugees — presumably because it assumes most will return to Iraq after the fighting ends. Guterres' office has said it hopes to permanently resettle this year up to 20,000 Iraqis whom it considers the most vulnerable, including women, children, survivors of torture, the seriously ill and minorities. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., told Rice at a hearing last week that the United States could admit about 7,000 Iraqi refugees this year.

Do you really believe as the U.N. apparently does that these vulnerable women and children, torture survivors and seriously ill will return to iraq or is this just another lie we are being told.

Answer 1

What kind of citizen leaves his country when his country needs him. Where in the history books is there famous Americans who fled during the American Revolution and returned after people better than them did the fighting.

There is something screwy and insincere about our sudden interest in designating certain Iraqis as refugees and bringing them here.

Answer 2

I don't understand how it works. I know alot of legal refugees have been denied citizenship and sent back to their home country even though have resided here for years. From my understanding some haven't committed any crimes, are working etc.and good citizens. Some have requested asylum and allowed to stay here, caused no problems and lived here for years and then denied.
They're here legally atleast. I find that more concerning and unfair than people who are here illegally and have successfully hid out for years. I mean refugees and asylum seekers go on with their lives as well. They have families and children in school and settled in etc. Why is that OK but it's not OK to deport people who are here illegally and breaking the law and not assimilating?

I would hate to think I came to a country legally, abided by the rules, lived the majority of my adult life successfully here and then be sent back to a country where I was maybe too old or something to find a way to adapt back in to that society or be able to make a living.

It would be interesting to see the answers to know what they actually do in cases like this.

Answer 3

I skimmed through an artical this morning about the US governement allowing 7,000 Iraqis come to the US. I think that it should be up to the Iraqi if they would like to stay or not.

I think that with the distruction of Iraq and the countless INNOCENT civilians that are loosing their lives, that is the least that the US could do.

I sincerely feel horrible for these people and would welcome them and do all that I can for them once they are here!

EDIT TO ADD:

With the influx of illegals (which as most people know is in the millions) what would the impact of 7,000 people be? At least they are here LEGALLY!

Answer 4

First of all, I never believe anything the UN says.

Second, I truly do believe that they will return to Iraq, someday. It all depends on the success they have in other nations. There are many who will take advantage of the situation and get an education, become a professional and eventually go back to help lead their country.

There are others who will be so afraid, they may never return.

Answer 5

I am not Jewish but I know from History that no country really wanted the Jewish who were in the Holocast in Natzi Germany.
Even the British did not willingly want them to go to their homeland but I don't want to argue either way on who was right or who was wrong.
There is going to be a lot of innocent people who get murdered. Whole families men women children of all ages. They have to go someplace that won't murder them. I think I have seen only good citizens in Dearborn, Michigan. Well, lets open our hearts to these persecuted people. Let us not have another holacast..We did Genocide the American Indians //so the US is not innocent of this crime either

Answer 6

I would hope the women of the United States would do all they can to welcome and shelter the refugees from Iraq. The lives of women in that country were beyond any horror we could imagine. I am at a loss to understand why women's rights groups have not spoken out about the opression the Iraqi women have suffered at the hands of their own countrymen.

Answer 7

some might want to, maximum does no longer. I say that because Republicans have a tendency to inflexible, threatened massive apple new human beings or adventure, now and again stingy. lots of them opt to be charitable, yet at a distance noticeably if the can write off from their taxes. The war in Iraq replaced into no longer fought to assist the Iraqis, it replaced into for oil and territorial boom.

Answer 8

Iraqis now suffers from violence but they are so faithful to their country they will be back home as soon as the situation gets better specialy those who hasn't jobs or study ,governments may apply their roles in time.

Answer 9

It is a lie put on by the Bush administration. Once they come they will stay and work for lower wages.