Essay On American Refugees

A refugee is a person who has been forced to leave his or her country due to war or violence in the country. Due to the conflict and violence in countries such as Syria, Palestine and Eritrea, Europe has seen an increasing number of refugees. Europe is experiencing the greatest refugee crisis since World War II. These refugees face a number of challenges such as trafficking, violence, starvation etc. The responsibility of protecting the rights of the refugees has been vested upon with two United Nations agencies namely the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which is presently caring for 10.4 million refugees all over the world, and the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which is currently caring for 4.8 million Palestine refugees in Syria,
According to the United Nations’ refugee agency UNHCR, Italy has received 170,000 refugees in 2014 alone. Humanitarian groups have applauded Italy for saving more than 115,544 lives from drowning in the Mediterranean Sea. In Italy, refugee rights are regulated by the 1989 Martelli Law. Refugees are vested with the same rights of education, healthcare and professional training as the Italian citizens. Refugees in Italy are also provided assistance while receiving loans for buying or leasing a house. Refugees are entitled to apply for Italian citizenship after residing in Italy for five year.
Italy has urged the European Union to come up with firm solutions for the crisis at hand. The Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi has called upon the European Union to formulate a long range, comprehensive policy on the refugees. Italy has continued to fully support the Commission’s agenda on migration, under which the 28 member states would have to accept refugees according to the size of their economy, unemployment rate and