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🗺️ DEEP DIVE: The Refugee Crisis — There are now more than 60 million people in the world who have been forced by violence and conflict to flee their homes. The crisis is the worst its been since World War II, and it's not getting better. axios.com/tag/deep-dive-…

Som Subedi, who fled Bhutan in 1991 and now lives in Oregon, tells Axios his story... "On June 19th of 2008, I came to this country with almost $10 and a plastic bag. And I started my life." axios.com/immigration-re…

Already, global warming-related factors are playing a role in setting people into motion, both within countries and between them.
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Developing nations host 85% of the world's refugees. The top 3 destinations for refugees and asylum seekers in 2017 were:
-Turkey
-Pakistan
-Uganda
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Europe and the U.S. have seen a recent rise in anti-immigrant sentiment that has fueled policies that seek to keep out refugees and migrants. axios.com/how-western-na…

News that a seven-year-old Guatemalan girl died in Border Patrol custody last week has focused attention on the dangers migrants and asylum-seekers face.

One Salvadoran refugee tells us her story, and we cover the asylum process. axios.com/asylum-immigra…

The length of time people are living as refugees is now longer than ever. There are now second and third generations of refugees; children who have never known life outside of a camp or in their home nation. axios.com/metal-health-c…

Unlike many countries affected by the global migration crisis, Latin American countries have absorbed new arrivals mostly without hostility. Colombia has been particularly generous. axios.com/with-isolation…

Out of fear of taking jobs from their own citizens, many nations have made it difficult or even prohibited refugees from legal employment.

Many refugees are forced into unregulated underground economies where they are vulnerable to abuse. axios.com/10-wasted-tale…