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What rights does a refugee have?

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BLACKRAP

Monday, March 19, 2001 - 04:28 pm
A refugee has the right to safe asylum. However, international protection comprises more than physical safety. Refugees should receive at least the same rights and basic help as any other foreigner who is a legal resident, including certain fundamental entitlements of every individual. Thus refugees have basic civil rights, including the freedom of thought, of movement, and freedom from torture and degrading treatment.

Similarly, economic and social rights apply to refugees as they do to other individuals. Every refugee should have access to medical care. Every adult refugee should have the right to work. No refugee child should be deprived of schooling.

In certain circumstances, such as large-scale inflows of refugees, asylum states may feel obliged to restrict certain rights, such as freedom of movement, the freedom to work, or proper schooling for all children. Such gaps should be filled, wherever possible, by the international community. Thus, when there are no other resources available – from governments of the country of asylum or other agencies – UNHCR provides assistance to refugees (and other persons of concern) who cannot meet their own basic needs. The assistance may be in the form of financial grants; food; equipment, such as kitchenware, tools, sanitation and shelter; or in programs to establish schools or clinics for refugees who are living in a camp or other communal grouping. UNHCR makes every effort to ensure that refugees can become self-sufficient as swiftly as possible; this may require formal income-generating activities or skills training projects.

Refugees also have certain obligations. In particular, they should conform to the laws of their country of asylum.

Save the refugees,fools.

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FLIGHT13

Monday, March 19, 2001 - 04:31 pm
CAN I APPLY SECTION 8 AT THE SAME TIME WITH FOOD STAMP,CASH AND LOW INCOME HOUSING/
IF NOT I DON'T REALLY HAVE RIGHTS.

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anotherflight13

Monday, March 19, 2001 - 04:54 pm
flight13, foodstamps, finanacial assistance and low-income housing are NOT ENTITLEMENTS, receiving such benefits depends on age, size of family and income. If you are fit/able to work and provide for your family you should be get public assistance. For working families who pay more than 30% of their income in rent are eligibile to apply for low-income housing. God, I hope Somalis are not becoming like those who are for generations dependent on welfare.

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BLACKRAP

Tuesday, March 20, 2001 - 03:30 pm
Yo! here is some free food, for yor hungry ass. The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers the nutrition assistance programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For three decades, FNS has led America’s fight against hunger and provided good nutrition through high-integrity programs delivered by State and local partnerships. The mission of the Food and Nutrition Service is to reduce hunger and food insecurity by ensuring better access to food, a healthful diet, and nutrition education for children and needy families.

Each day, one out of every five Americans receives nutrition assistance through one or more of the 15 FNS programs, including food stamps, school meals, and the WIC program. The Food and Nutrition Service works in public and private partnerships with State and local governments and non-profit organizations. States, counties, cities, and school systems administer distribution of food benefits and determine eligibility for millions of children and families. Thousands of local food pantries, soup kitchens, churches, and social service agencies provide direct nutrition assistance to hungry people with FNS support.

Congress appropriated $36.5 billion in Fiscal Year 1999 for the Food and Nutrition Service to serve more than 40 million Americans through nutrition assistance programs.

Food Stamp Program: First Line of Defense Against Hunger

The Food Stamp Program is the first line of defense against hunger for millions of families. The program provides benefits monthly for eligible participants to purchase approved food items at approved food stores. Eligibility and allotments are based on household size, income, assets, and other factors. Over half of all participants are children; one out of six is a low-income older adult.

Food stamps help families buy more food and better food, increasing available nutrients like protein, vitamins, and essential minerals by 300 percent to 900 percent. Nutrition provided by food stamps is essential to the success of welfare reform, providing a national safety net as families make the transition from welfare to self sufficiency. It also enables States to experiment more boldly with welfare policies, knowing that the Food Stamp Program is there to provide a steady base that serves the basic needs of low-income households.

The welfare reform law of 1996 eliminated food stamp benefits for many legal immigrants, and restricted benefits for many able-bodied adults without dependents. Congress subsequently restored benefits for many children and elderly immigrants, and for some specific groups. Local food stamp offices can provide information about eligibility, and USDA operates a toll-free number (800-221-5689) for people to receive information about the Food Stamp Program.

As the cornerstone of USDA’s nutrition assistance programs, the Food Stamp Program receives special attention because of its size and importance. Program integrity is a high priority. USDA carefully screens food retailers who apply to accept food stamps, reviews records regularly, and quickly removes retailers who violate regulations. State food stamp agencies oversee the authorization of individual stamp recipients and revoke the eligibility of those who break the program’s rules.

Damm fools.

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FLIGHT 13 POWER TO THE 2nd

Saturday, March 31, 2001 - 03:37 pm
AM I ENTITLE AS REFUGEE FOR A BEAUTIFUL BLONDE AMERICAN GIRL?

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