Asylum Seeker

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Introduction:
This booklet is about refugees and Asylum Seekers, this book will tell you about; What are refugees and Asylum Seekers, It will have graphs and flowcharts about the process of getting to Australia as a refugee or an asylum seeker, it will talk about what people smugglers are, what Detention Centers and Immigrants are, It will also talk about where they have come from and how they arrive in Australia.

What is a refugee?
A refugee is a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, famine, persecution or natural disaster. They also have been granted refugee status in order to come to Australia.

What is an Asylum Seeker?
An Asylum Seeker is a person who has sought protection as a refugee, but their
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The government will reject the status if you are coming into the country for no reason and your country isn't part of war.It will accept your status if you are coming to the country for a reason.

Where have refugees/Asylum Seekers come from?
Refugees and Asylum Seekers normally come from third world countries such as Syria, Somalia, Afghanistan, India and more. In 2013 records prove that a huge amount of refugees came into Australia from Agnola.

Graph -
Issue - Hungarian Uprising - Year: 1956-1957 - Amount of Refugees - 11,070
Issue - Invasion of Czechoslovakia - Year: 1969-1970 - Amount of people - 16,495
Issue - Vietnam War - Year: 1980-1981 - Amount of people - 22,545
Issue: Tiananmen Square Massacre - Year: 1989-1990 - Amount of People - 12,415
Issue: Yugoslavian Civil War - Year: 1995-96 - Amount of People - 16,252
Issue: Syrian Civil War - Year: 2015 ongoing - Amount of People - 25,750

When have refugees arrived in Australia?
In 2014 and 2015 Australia accepted 13,750 refugees in total. This includes 10,500 people who came as refugees, special entrants and people granted onshore protection visas. During this time there were around 2,500 people who applied for refugee

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