Unit 8
REFUGEE WEEK: Burden of help falls on poor nations
A new report shows that four out of five refugees are in developing countries, while anti-refugee feelings grow in the rich world. With numbers on the rise, how can we share the burden?
Unit 8: Questions for Discussion
If you are working in a group, please discuss these questions with your group members. If you are working individually, please write a paragraph, in your own words, about each of the questions below.
1. “The UK is already too crowded. We can't take in any more.” Do you agree? If so, how would you decide which people to let in?
2. Britain is just within the top 10 host countries, with 238,100 refugees and 14,880asylum seekers. Do you think these figures are good, or that the UK needs to do more? Surprised that they are so high? Or so low?
3. What can be done to help refugees who have come to live in your own country?
4. What obstacles do refugees who come to Japan face?