The Importance Of Refugees In South Florida

In South Florida, refugees are being pushed away from South Florida due to a hurricane which is destroying their homes and are being pulled toward Georgia because they have the resources, shelter, and safety they need. On August 30,2017- September 15,2017 there was a category 4 hurricane that was 80 miles wide and had 155 miles per hour winds that hit South Florida. There was major flooding, homes were being destroyed as well as their land, and people were even dieing. This is causing the people living in South Florida to migrate to other cities, towns and countries outside of South Florida. One source wrote “Mandatory evacuation orders are in place for parts of Miami-Dade County, Broward County, Palm Beach County, Brevard County, and Monroe County. They affect nearly 650,000 people in the Miami-Dade county alone, and more than 1.3 million overall,”(The massive evacuation effort in South Florida has millions feeling Hurricane Irma, www.vox.com). …show more content…
They are being forced to evacuate South Florida and their homes because the weather is to dangerous for them to live there. People are dieing and homes are being destroyed. They are also losing resources. Citizens must leave and get to safety before there are more deaths and injuries. The refugees reached Georgia, “Just as church services were starting in parts of the country not being mortally threatened by Hurricane Irma, Floridians trickled into the Georgia Visitor Information Center parking lot,” (Irma evacuees stopped at Georgia visitors center unsure where to go, www.ajc.com). The refugees from South Florida are looking for shelter, safety, and resources. Georgia has a pull factor because they have all the things that the refugees are looking for because the hurricane did not hit