Block 3 Refugee Relocation Questions

Block 3 Questions

1.     What is an asylum

2.     Why is Maine so popular to relocate people

3.     Why does it take decades to get someone out of a refugee camp?

4.     Why are refugee camps dangerous

5.     When coming from another country do you still need to get a green card?

6.     What country do the majority of the refugees come from

7.     Do you have to find a place to live by themselves or does the RIS help them?

8.     How much does it cost to place a refugee?

9.     Do they have organizations that give them money?

10. Once arriving in the country can you move around the country freely?

11. Do you have to become a citizen after living here for a certain amount of time?

12.  Is it a coincidence that two of the most frequented two resettlement locations are Portland OR and Portland ME?

13. Why do people come to Maine?  Why not Connecticut or RI? Do they not have choice?

 *In the groups you were in last week, choose three of the questions above and answer them in the comments.  Use the website:  http://www.ccmaine.org/info.php?info_id=194  to find your answers.*