{"id":10813,"date":"2022-04-13T07:31:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T23:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refugeeunion.org\/?p=10813"},"modified":"2022-04-13T07:33:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T23:33:32","slug":"deserving-or-undeserving-refugees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refugeeunion.org\/deserving-or-undeserving-refugees\/","title":{"rendered":"Deserving or undeserving refugees?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The war in Ukraine should make us reflect upon deep-seated biases held about &#8220;deserving&#8221; and &#8220;undeserving&#8221; refugees. Digging below the superficial justifications one might discover racism. The right to seek asylum is indeed universal <span class=\"pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t8d\/1.5\/16\/1f914.png\" alt=\"????\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">It doesn&#8217;t matter where you are from. It doesn&#8217;t matter what gender or colour you are. It doesn&#8217;t matter what job you had. Everyone has the right to seek asylum in another country if he\/she believes that returning home is dangerous <span class=\"pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t9a\/1.5\/16\/1f30f.png\" alt=\"????\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">We are thankful for the hundreds of supporters who get this and we are saddened by critics who believe we should welcome certain &#8220;deserving&#8221; refugees and turn away &#8220;undeserving&#8221; ones. If only they could walk in those shoes <span class=\"pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tf6\/1.5\/16\/1f45f.png\" alt=\"????\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/commentisfree\/2022\/mar\/10\/europe-compassion-refugees-white-european\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/commentisfree\/2022\/mar\/10\/europe-compassion-refugees-white-european<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/refugeeunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Deserving-or-undeserving-1024x614.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refugeeunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Deserving-or-undeserving-1024x614.webp 1024w, https:\/\/refugeeunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Deserving-or-undeserving-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/refugeeunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Deserving-or-undeserving-150x90.webp 150w, https:\/\/refugeeunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Deserving-or-undeserving-768x461.webp 768w, https:\/\/refugeeunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Deserving-or-undeserving-600x360.webp 600w, https:\/\/refugeeunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Deserving-or-undeserving.webp 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The war in Ukraine should make us reflect upon deep-seated biases held about &#8220;deserving&#8221; and &#8220;undeserving&#8221; refugees. 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