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lack of personal information

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If a refugee settles in a country, then moves to another country, they are no longer a refugee but a migrant.

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lmao y'all trippin

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lol

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the travel to get to another country

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Sickness
Poverty
Medical support
Food and water issues
Lacking hygiene
Cooking facilities
Waste

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This video is an amazing insight into the life of a refugee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

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There are strict definitions which define migrant and refugee. There are some refugees escaping countries like Venezuela because of the hyper inflation but they are not actually classed as refugees.

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People believing that the refugees are the problem

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People believing that the refugees are the problem

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Refugees won't get enough food and water in the refugee camps as there aren't enough resources to support all of the refugees

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There are very few (750) refugees let in a year so there are very few people they can understand and who understand them. In the Eden Park stadium, if it represented the population of NZ, only five chairs would have refugees in them, out of 50,000

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they may be rejected from job opportunities or from certain benefits like free healthcare etc because they may not have the correct documents

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Finding a good job or finding education 

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Finding a good job or finding education 

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They might not have any friends or family when they settle in a new country.

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Majority of countries are not taking in enough asylum seekers as they say they are going to take in. This makes it hard for fleeing migrants to become refugees and start a new life in a new country.

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Some countries refuse to acknowledge people as asylum seekers, and therefore aren't accepted into countries.

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Difficulty learning the language and because of that, struggling to be accepted by the locals. Adapting to a new culture can be hard

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They are unable to get visas and  might struggle with the language are unable to settle because of laws against them

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Lack of opportunities for jobs and education, and descrimination against their race or culture. 

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Lack of opportunities for jobs and education, and descrimination against their race or culture. 

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Refugees may face a lack of opportunities for jobs and education in the countries they migrate to as there may not be resources available for them

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Sometimes dangerous journeys to get to countries.

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Sometimes dangerous journeys to get to countries.

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Refugees have very little money or material wealth which makes it difficult to survive in countries like NZ which are very wealth based.

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Refugees may not be allowed to cross the border to other countries which they want to resettle in.

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They are sometimes hounded from place to place because of were are from and because they are refugee.

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They are sometimes hounded from place to place because of were are from and because they are refugee.

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Discrimination from people around us

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Racism is a large issue for refugees and can majorly lower self esteem

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Racism, discrimination and language barriers have been identified as some of the major hurdles facing migrants and former refugees in Nelson and Tasman district, new research shows.

The issues were highlighted in workshops attended by 120 migrants and former refugees in Nelson, Motueka and Golden Bay, in which they were asked which challenges they faced settling in the region.

Issues relating to racism and discrimination came up in nine of the total of eleven workshops, said Professor Colleen Ward, who led the research by Victoria University's Centre of Applied Cross-cultural Research, contracted by the Nelson Multicultural Council.

"For being different in the way they look, the way they sound, the fact that they do things differently."

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Negative stereotypes on the basis of national background were commonly cited, with name-calling and bullying seen as significant causes of distress, the centre's research said.

Perceived racism and discrimination led to a loss of confidence, a sense of vulnerability and feelings of not belonging, it reported.

Many participants also said they found it hard to get a job that utilised their skills, referring to a lack of recognition for overseas qualifications and experience.

"They experience the job market as wanting 'New Zealand trained' and 'New Zealand experienced', but you can't get New Zealand experience until you can get in [to a job] for the first time, and getting in for the first time is proving very challenging for new migrants," Ward said.

A perception of being disadvantaged in the labour market for not knowing people, was also mentioned.

While 60 per cent of the workshop participants were employed, migrants' employment often didn't match their skills, Ward said.

Of the 46 males and 74 females, the largest national groups represented were Bhutanese, followed by Colombians, Indians, Germans and Samoans.

Twenty-one per cent identified themselves as being from a refugee background.

Twenty-seven per cent were students.

Language and communication was identified as the main theme of the workshops, with participants saying barriers presented difficulties in accessing health and government services, and contributed to a sense of isolation.

Fears about a loss of culture and identity were also among concerns raised.

The workshops echoed research among migrants across the country, Ward said.

"The needs aren't changing, as to whether we are getting better at addressing them, that remains a question."

The report recommended public events, community initiatives and better information and education as "pathways" to address participants' needs.

The Nelson Multicultural Council said it initiated the research to better understand the changing landscape of migrants and ethnic minorities in the region.

The organisation's Chairperson Luz Zuniga said partnerships with other agencies were needed, like health service providers, to help tackle the issues raised.

A place for people to go when they encountered challenges was also needed, the study's project manager Brigid Ryan suggested

More than 1500 former refugees now lived in the region, Ryan said.

After Auckland and Wellington, Nelson has the largest proportion of people born overseas; making up 21.2 per cent of the region's population, according to the latest census information.

Most of Nelson's migrants, 46 per cent came from the UK and Ireland.

"A lot of it is about meeting Nelson people, and just feeling included," Ryan said.

- Stuff

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Racism and communication major challenges, migrants say

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Racism, discrimination and language barriers have been identified as some of the major hurdles facing migrants and former refugees in Nelson and Tasman district, new research shows. The issues were highlighted in workshops attended by 120 migrants and former refugees in Nelson, Motueka and Golden Bay, in which they were asked which challenges they faced settling in the region.

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Discrimination and racism from where they've come from based on stereotypes, people joking about the war/conflict in their country

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Post a problem here that a refugees may come across when they resettle in a new country 

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Post a problem here that a refugees may come across when they resettle in a new country 