Transcript Refugees and Immigration in the UK

Refugees & Asylum
Seekers in the UK 1
What do you know about this topic?
What % of the world’s asylum seekers come to
the UK?
In 2007 there were 77 000 from 11 390 600
That’s roughly 0.7
per 1000 people. Only a minority of these
refugees world wide.
will be allowed to stay permanently.
Where are the refugees?
Objectives
To understand key terms and facts about
refugees and asylum
To develop and understand different
viewpoints about refugees.
Key Terms
A Refugee - is a person with a well founded
fear of being persecuted for reasons of; race,
religion, nationality, membership of a particular
social group or political opinion who is outside
the country of their nationality, and is unable to
or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail
him/herself of the protection of that country.
(1951 UN Convention on Refugees)
Since 1967 it also includes people who have
fled war or other violence in their home country.
Asylum Seeker – A person attempting to
gain entry to a country by claiming refugee
status. This means that their life would be
endangered if they remain in their own
country.
NB many asylum seekers are desperate
economic migrants who cannot meet the
migration criteria of the UK
Immigrant Pathways
If an asylum seeker is granted leave to stay they
become a refugee and are given a visa. If that visa is
made permanent they can apply for UK citizenship.
If they are refused leave to stay they are repatriated.
If an asylum seeker who is refused leave ‘disappears’
they become an illegal immigrant and if discovered
they will be deported.
A refugee whose visa has expired will be
repatriated, if they ‘disappear’ they also become an
illegal immigrant. If discovered they too will be
deported.
Repatriation
The returning home of failed asylum
seekers to their home country.
Read the article on Zimbabwe and
annotate issues that arise.
Watch the video on Iraq and make notes
Stigma of refugees and asylum
seekers...
What views do people hold about refugees and
asylum seekers. Look in BBC news forums
type in ‘asylum seekers’ and search!
Create a spider diagram on why there is a
negative stigma about refugees and asylum
seekers
Plenary
Look at the spectrum sheet. Where do you
stand?
Homework:What is your view of refugees and
asylum seekers?
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http://www.migrationwatchuk.com/
www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
www.migrationwatch.org
www.ercomer.org
www.worldrefugee.com
www.statistics.gov.uk