Refugees´ Rights to Life

Introduction

The term refugee has been used a lot lately on news and other media outlets. As Americans when we hear or think about a refugee, we always think of others. We think of the misplaced Syrians and the children of war in Africa, we think of refugees from Afghanistan and those migrating here from MiddlEast fearing prosecution of their oppressed governments; hardly ever we give a thought of such term in association with an American. It does not accrue to us that stronger nations have fallen, their territory taken, infrastructure destroyed and population displaced; such faith can befall in America. Would an American passport still hail strong and win us access to another country, would our currency remain strong or do we have to place ourselves in the mercy and hospitality of another nation, to protect and care for us in our most vulnerable state?

A Refugee

According to refugee convention of 1951 a refugee is someone who "owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality, and is unable to, or owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country" (Refugee Convention, 1951). In the scenario provided for this essay; those who flee to Mexico from Los Angeles with the fear of their lives –specially those who do not poses dual citizenship with the possibility to return to their prospective country- will become refugees of Mexico. The hosing country, after grating entrance to the refugees from Los Angeles- will become (under the International Refugee Law) responsible in providing shelter, protection and other needs we as refugees might have (Jastram & Ach...

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