On Tue, February 11, 2014 5:32 pm, Tim Josling wrote:
If you like, browse through the refugee statistics as provided by the UNHCR, e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_refugee_population For starters it suggests that the world refugee population is 10 million, not the 20 million previously cited, and half of those are Palestinians.
As you perhaps also suggested, there is also a question of definition. I have heard it said (not by you) for example that there is really no such thing as Palestine as a country. Therefore "Palestinians" in Jordan or Syria or Lebanon or Egypt are really in most cases in their own country and therefore do not fit with some legal definitions of refugees.
Perhaps you would care to provide an example of such a legal definition?
So I don't put much store on the UN's legal definition.
Could you provide, for reference, which definition you are using then?
There is also the issue of latent refugee supply.
Or it is any number you choose?
Immigration to Australia is already in the range of 300,000 per year and many more are knocked back.
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