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Return to the home country when homeland is deemed safe. Settle into the country to which they fled. Resettle permanently into a third country.
What are options for forced migrant/refugee
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UNHCR, US Embassy, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, Refugee Processing Center, Justice Department, Department of Health and Human Services, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, VOLAGs – ten refugee resettlement agencies – for example, Catholic Charities.
What major entities are involved in the refugee process
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Social workers shall seek to develop an under- standing of their own personal, cultural values and beliefs as one way of appreciating the importance of multicultural identities in the lives of people.
What is self-awareness - one of the 10 National Association of Social Workers culturally competency standards
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"a person who is outside their country and is unable or unwilling to return to that country because of a well-founded fear that they will be persecuted because of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group"
What is a refugee
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Immigrant
What the general public in the US uses to refer to anyone who is foreign-born, but what the US government refers to as anyone who has attained permanent residence or a green card (I-551, Alien Registration Card). anyone who is not a citizen of the US is termed an alien. Aliens are further classified as immigrants (not a citizen but has been legally admitted to the US and granted permanent residency (green card holder)) or foreign born person in the US temporarily (a student, someone on vacation, seasonal workers, etc)).
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"an immigrant child who meets the normal residency requirement for school attendance is entitled to attend school -regardless of the child's immigration documents (whether they have any or not). Schools have no authority to ask for any immigration information or documentation as part of the enrollment process"
What is the Supreme Court ruling - Plyler v. Doe 1982.
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when people are forced from their homes but have not crossed an international boundary
What is internally displaced They have been called "refugees in all but name". Casualties of armed conflict, targets of ethnic or religious persecution or victims of a breakdown of law and order. They have been driven out of their homes but they have not sought, or they have not succeeded in reaching, safety in another country.
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"to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty"
What is the primary mission of the social work profession
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forces that can either induce people to move to a new location or oblige them to leave old residences; they can be economic, political, cultural, and environmentally based.
What is the push-pull theory of migration
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Jeonella came to the US on a student Visa. She belongs to a religious group that is persecuted (within her home country) and fears returning. Both her parents have been imprisoned in the past and her grandfather was murdered, his body never found. Her student Visa is running out. Could she claim asylum based on persecution due to religion?
What is yes. Persecution because of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular group.
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This program "provides temporary legal status and work eligibility to parents who are undocumented immigrants with children legally in the United States" although it has recently been halted
What is DAPA
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The term applied when people are forced to leave their home because of natural disasters, impact of global warming such as islands that are disappearing due to rising sea levels.
What is a refugee-like situation - an environmental refugee or forced migrant. – they are referred to as environmental refugees or forced migrants. They may also be internally displaced. They are not considered refugees under international law because they have been forced from their home by acts of nature. With the impact of global warming, continued drought, and global water crisis – this definition may need to be reconsidered and there is ongoing debate.
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"Social workers should promote conditions that encourage respect for cultural and social diversity within the United States and globally. Social workers should promote policies and practices that demonstrate respect for difference, support the expansion of cultural knowledge and resources, advocate for programs and institutions that demonstrate cultural competence, and promote policies that safeguard the rights of and confirm equity and social justice for all people"
What is a major tenet of cultural competence within social work practice - dismantling systems of oppression through advocacy.
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Limits employment opportunities, can isolate person, can contribute to feelings of anxiety/frustration - "When I speak [my own] language I can express the feelings in my heart. When I speak English, I think a lot in the head", identifies newcomer as newcomer, etc.
In what ways does language acquisition become a primary barrier to acculturation and access?
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One of the leading reasons for green card denials
What is "immigrant likely to become a public charge" will consider totality of circumstance - age, health, family assets, resources, education, skills, etc.
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The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services through the use of force, fraud, or coercion, for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery”
What is the definition of human trafficking under TVPA.
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Undocumented person
There are two ways people become undocumented immigrants – one is by entering the country without authorization (necessary process, paperwork, etc). The second way is by entering the US legally but then violating the terms of their visa. Ex: a tourist may be granted a visa to stay in the US for a limited period of time. If they stay past their granted time, then they are considered undocumented
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What do you identify as the most important factors in providing case management support to clients who come here through the refugee resettlement process?
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This documentation allows you the right to come to the US border and apply for entry - immigrant and nonimmigrant versions.
What is a visa. Immigrant visa (green card) is for long-term (lawful/legal permanent resident status), non-immigrant visa is for short-term (school, employment).
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This visa is for people who have experienced “substantial physical or mental abuse” as a result of being the victim of certain criminal activity. The criminal activities include rape, torture, trafficking, incest, domestic violence, sexual assault, abusive sexual contact, prostitution, sexual exploitation, female genital mutilation…and the criminal activity must have violated the laws of the United States or occurred in the United States or one of its territories…"
What is criteria for applying for a U-Visa under the Violence Against Women Act.
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Environmental issues, lack of economic opportunity, war, break of up states due to civil war or other political unrest, religious persecution, natural disasters, discrimination and lack of civil rights, human trafficking, etc.
What are some of the issues that can cause forced migration, displacement.
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The process individuals go through when adapting between two cultures.
What is acculturation. What are some of the stages people experience when adapting to a new culture?
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Matter of Toboso-Alfonso (1994)
What is the court ruling that changed US immigration law to include the fear of persecution on the basis of sexual orientation as a valid basis for asylum to US
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This international body was created following WW II, in response to the many displaced people who needed assistance.
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees