Immigrants And Vulnerability

Warsan Shire says, “No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark.” Refugees are people who are leaving their country because of religious persecution, to escape civil war, and natural disaster. Most immigrants come to the US to escape poverty, oppression, and to get better opportunities for themselves and for their children. No one wants to leave their home country, family, and friends, but sometimes it is dangerous to stay in their home country. When immigrants and refugees arrive in the United States, they are ordinarily safer, but still they are living in harsh conditions and unfriendly environments. The majority of them get paid minimum wage and live paycheck to paycheck. Most American people think refugees and immigrants steal

In the article Immigrants And Health Care: Sources Of Vulnerability, Kathryn Pitkin Derose says, “Immigrants have been identified as a vulnerable population, but there is heterogeneity in the degree to which they are vulnerable to inadequate health care. Here we examine the factors that affect immigrants’ vulnerability, including socioeconomic background; immigration status; limited English proficiency; federal, state, and local policies on access to publicly funded health care; residential location; and stigma and marginalization.. We find that, overall, immigrants have lower rates of health insurance, use less health care, and receive lower quality of care than U.S.-born populations” (Derose). Refugees and immigrants are seen as less or worthless because most of them do not speak English well, and they work in low skilled jobs. But the reality is, immigrants and refugees are human being, and they deserve to be treated fairly. In the article called The Education of Immigrant Children, Mary Tamer says,“Even though one out of every four children in the United States is an immigrant or the U.S.-born child of immigrants, many schools are ill-equipped to meet their needs. Immigrant youth frequently are learning two languages, an incredible asset, but one that many schools have yet to learn to support

Belayneh says, “My younger son diagnosed with seizure when were at the refugee camp in Kenya, and it was a hard situation. After he came to the United States, IRCO helped me to get access to a free health care, and that helped him so much. Although the disease was incurable, the medication helped him to avoid experiencing the sickness more often.” (Belayneh). IRCO provides employment services and job training for immigrants and refugees when they arrive in Portland. IRCO was the first non-profit organization in Oregon and SW Washington to offer housing and different opportunities that are not given by other non-profit organization that helps this population in Portland, Oregon. IRCO welcomes refugee and immigrant families when they arrive in Portland, and it helps them apply for food stamps, health care, school, and social security. IRCO was founded in 1976 by refugees to support refugees with the mission of promoting the integration of refugees, immigrants and the community at large into a self-sufficient, healthy and inclusive multi-ethnic society. It has over forty years history and experience working with Portland’s refugees and immigrants. IRCO helps refugees and immigrants