Refugee
A person who's been forced to leave their home country to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
What is a refugee
Over the last 10 years, the average number of refugees settling in the U.S has been about 60,000
Fact or myth?
What is: Fact
There are this many refugees and displaced people around the world today
*hint: more than 2_ million
What is 26 million
True or False?
What is true. All refugees are required to apply for a green card to become a permanent resident after 1 year in the United States. After 5 years of residency, they become eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship.
Which of the following countries historically takes the least refugees?
China, Hungary, or New Zealand?
What is Hungary
A condition of being safe or sheltered from danger
What is refuge
Refugees make up 50% of foreign admissions into the United States each year.
Fact or myth?
What is myth. In fact, refugees don't come close to 0.1% of the total admissions into the country. Others would include tourists, business visitors, students, diplomats, etc...)
Refugees must complete this many in-person interviews as a part of the United States screening process for resettlement
What is 3 in-person interviews
Resettlement is available to all refugees once they arrive to the United States
True or false?
What is false. The U.S. government carefully selects the most vulnerable refugees for resettlement who can neither return to their home country, nor live in safety in neighboring host countries.
More than _0 million people have fled their homes in Ukraine due to Russia's recent invasion. This includes those who've stayed inside the country, but are displaced.
What is more than 10 million people
This person decides how many refugees the United States will admit per year
What is the president and their administration
Visitors entering the United States for business make up the largest population of foreign admissions
Fact or myth?
What is myth. Foreign visitors entering the United States for tourism/vacation make up the largest population of foreign admissions
Fill in the blank: In 2019, 2_ countries around the world accepted refugees for resettlement from over 60 different countries of origin
What is 29 countries
1 in every 500 refugees worldwide were resettled globally in 2019
True or false?
What is true. That is less than .25% of refugees that actually resettled
Fill in the blank: Nearly _.5 million people are currently thought to be displaced inside Ukraine's war-torn country
What is 6.5 million displaced people
As of 2021, the most refugees can be found in these 2 states in the U.S
What is Texas and California
In 2016, the U.S Federal Government spent approximately 1 million on refugee processing and resettlement
Fact or myth
What is myth. The estimated spending in 2016 was 1.2 billion on refugee processing and resettlement
Fill in the blank: 3_,000 refugees resettled to the U.S. in 2019
What is 30,000 refugees
To be considered for resettlement, refugees that are referred must fit at least one of the following vulnerability categories:
1. Medical Needs
2. Women and girls at risk
3. Children at risk
4. Survivors of violence/torture
What is true
The largest group of Ukraine refugees can be found in this surrounding country:
Slovakia, Russia, Romania, or Poland
What is Poland
It takes this long to screen and process a refugee into the U.S
What is nearly 2 years
The refugee acceptance limit for 2022 is 125,000
Fact or myth?
What is fact
Fill in the blank: In 2021, the United States welcomed refugees from _0 countries with the vast majority arriving from Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria, Afghanistan, Ukraine, ad Myanmar
What is 50 different countries
For the U.S, the United Nations High Commissioner (UNHCR) for Refugees refers a refugee to be considered for resettlement and provides background information. Then, Americans vote on whether to admit refugees into the United States
Ukraine has banned men ages 16-60 from leaving the country (unless they have a disability or children under 18) to fight against Russia
True or false?
What is true