Panel. I will introduce the moderator and she will introduce the panelist. I will introduce to you monica, monica is currently with a nationally known expert on Immigration Law and policy. I know monica from her time on the judiciary committee, the House Judiciary Committee. She focused on immigration and refugee issues. Also, i know monica for another reason. Her father was a refugee from uganda, resettled to new orleans by my organization. Without, monica thank you so much for being here. Thank you for putting on this wonderful event. As you said my father was resettled in 1972 so i have a personal connection. I worked very closely on refugee policy and i have been an immigrant space for a while it is wonderful to be here. Today we want to acknowledge our standup panel and get more into this conversation about the lead up to the refugee act. I really want to take a look at how the refugee act is and take a step back at where we are today and see if there are any lessons we can learn
For humanitarian affairs during the Clinton Administration on the National Security council and most importantly on the highest board. He happened to be in the presence of Refugees International and is seated next to the next president of Refugees International is my pleasure to be here today and needless to say, this was a critical time for us to be considering not only the refugee act of the 1980s but also the future of refugee protection in the United States and around the world. At a time when the number of people displaced by conflict, by human rights violations, by persecution is at the highest number in recorded history, governments around the world and the United States in particular and are using a rhetoric designed to appeal to fear and to encourage hostility towards refugees and others who are forced to flee. They are closing borders and making life more difficult for refugees. They would consider refugee protection issues in the context of implementation of the refugee act
And attacks by myanmars military, to seek refuge over the border in bangladesh. Most are now living in huge camps near the town of coxs bazaar. This report from richard main. The United Nations has called the world s Fastest Growing refugee crisis. More than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled prosecution persecution by myanmar government. They are here at coxs bazar. Crowded squalid living conditions, in adequate Water Supplies and inadequate sanitation facilities has led to a wave of disease, including diphtheria, a potentially fatal disease at long forgotten parts of the world thanks to vaccination. Cases have been reported since the start of november. Most of the patients are between five and 1a yea rs patients are between five and 1a years old. 0ver patients are between five and 1a years old. Over the next two days, 40 years old. Over the next two days, a0 british dog is, , nurses and firefighters will come here. A group of volu nteers firefighters will come here. A group of volunt
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