Refugees around the world face being left to die, or worse. Italy has closed its ports to vessels rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean. Those who attempt to cross from Libya are sent back there where they will face enslavement, violence, and trafficking.
Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) urged EU leaders Friday to "show some basic decency" by committing to search and rescue operations for those in trouble at sea -- and then taking them to an actual safe place rather than to Libya.
"EU member states are abdicating their responsibilities to save lives and deliberately condemning vulnerable people to be trapped in Libya, or die at sea," said Karline Kleijer, head of emergencies for the aid group. "They do this fully aware of the extreme violence and abuses that refugees and migrants suffer in Libya."
The U.S. is less receptive of legitimate refugees than many. Do your own research.
In 2017 16.2 million people were forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict or generalized violence. This equates to 44,400 people every day and is the highest number ever recorded by UNHCR. The asylum seekers we see at the U.S. border are a small fraction of the persons displaced.
In 2017 16.2 million people were forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict or generalized violence. This equates to 44,400 people every day and is the highest number ever recorded by UNHCR. The asylum seekers we see at the U.S. border are a small fraction of the persons displaced.
Our border difficulties are part of a larger global trend, but there's little discussion in the U.S. beyond insulting and maligning them all as murderers, terrorists, and criminals. What changed? Is there a Christian standard for such times?
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