lauren green is live for us in new york with the latest. hi, lauren. reporter: hello. you know, persecuted christians in iraq have an advocate who has a tough job, not only looking after the refugees fleeing isis, but also trying to convince countries rike the u.s. to stop playing politics and help. tens of thousands of iraqi christians have been driven from their homelands. those who survive tell of suffering, rape, murder, and starvation. the archbishop says it s plain and simple, isis and radical islamists are targeting christians for extermination. genocide. we have to call the whole world to wake up for what s happening there and take an action and committed actions to be responsible for what s happening of the indigenous people. bashar matti warda say the indigenous people are living in iraq, mosul, syria.
those who make it to refugee camps like this one live in 3 x 6 prefabricated homes. their lives in limbo, no work, no income, to place to call home. warda criticizing the u.s. government for not offering asylum, even turning down visas to the persecuted christians. the americans have a policy of their own, policy, we do care about the persecuted people around the world and defending their rights. here there was a clear case of the christians, of the genocide there. state department deputy spokesperson mark toner would only say the administration does take its freedom very seriously. asylum seekers come in all religions, all, you know, all races, all political leanings. what matters is that, you know, is that we look at their cases individually, and whether they have compelling reasons to seek