At the end of 2014, the number of people, worldwide, forced to flee their homes rose to a staggering
59.5 million compared to 51.2 million a year earlier and 37.5 million a decade ago. displaced from their homes.
“The increase represents the biggest leap ever seen in a single year. Moreover, the report said the situation was likely to worsen still further.
Globally, one in every 122 humans is now either a refugee, internally displaced, or seeking asylum. If this were the population of a country, it would be the world's 24th biggest.
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Refugees boat sinking at Christmas Island |
Most of us believe that immigration occurs naturally, that the hordes of immigrants we see today, fleeing unbearable circumstances is the direct result of unfortunate circumstances that haphazardly plague nations around the world. We conveniently forget the centuries of ravishing and plundering of these
unfortunate nations--rich in natural resources and brimming with economic potential--by colonizing and neo-colonizing powers.
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Australian treatment of refugees |
No, not too many of us consider the possibility that the natural flow of immigration has been co-opted by global elites who deliberately create the abominable conditions that force desperate millions (pawns) to cut and run. Yet despite our nation's wealth created through the plundering of these war-torn nations, we allow the corporate owned mass media foster and fan the flames of racism and anti-immigrant sentiment without question.
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Refugees on journey to Australia |
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