The 1951 Convention on Refugees defines “refugee” as a person who has crossed an international border “owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion.” Now Biden wants to add "climate" to that list.
Refugees who can't use any other excuse for claiming asylum are now using the term "climate migrants" or "climate refugees" as a reason to flee their countries. And now Biden is considering legislation that will provide
immigration rights and citizenship to anyone who claims to seek asylum under this term at his "Climate Summit" that was held yesterday (Friday) and Thursday. Details of the results of this Summit meeting will most likely not be announced any time soon by the media until a decision has been made, and we Americans will be stuck guessing what will happen probably until it starts happening!
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"No nation offers asylum or other legal protections to people displaced specifically because of c*****e c****e. President Joe Biden’s administration is studying the idea, and climate migration is expected to be discussed at his first climate summit, held virtually on April 22 and 23, 2021."
Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts planned to reintroduce legislation to address the lack of protections for those who don’t fit the narrow definition of “refugees” under international law on Thursday. It failed in 2019.
“We have a greater chance now than ever before to get this done,” Markey said in a statement to The Associated Press,
citing Biden’s climate diplomacy and greater awareness of the problem.
The idea still faces monumental challenges, including
how to define a climate refugee when natural disasters, drought and violence are often intertwined in regions people are fleeing..
If the U.S. defines a climate refugee, it could mark a major shift in global refugee policy.Biden has ordered national security adviser Jake Sullivan to see how to identify and resettle people displaced directly or indirectly by c*****e c****e. A report is due in August.
It makes sense for the United States to lead the way, being a principal producer of greenhouse gases, advocates say.
“No nation in the world has taken the leadership to address this reality, which we face today,” said Krish Vignarajah, head of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. “It’s not an issue that we can punt to 20, 30 years from now. Our hope is the U.S. can take strong action that will produce a domino effect on other nations.”
The United Nations says there may be as many as 200 million climate-displaced people worldwide by 2050.
A World Meteorological Organization report released Monday showed it’s already happening, with an average of 23 million climate refugees a year since 2010 and nearly 10 million recorded in the first six months of last year, especially in Asia and East Africa. Most moved within their own country.
Some argue that’s outdated, but few expect changes to the international accord to account for those fleeing rising sea levels, drought or other effects of c*****e c****e.
The U.S. may define the displaced as climate migrants instead of refugees and offer them
humanitarian visas or other protections.,,https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-climate-c*****e-c****e-rising-sea-levels-immigration-59e47e0a9e3ad183a5dc4a6d8cb5f576I can just imagine how many people from
all over the world will be wanting to come here for this reason. How many refugees can we handle here before everything collapses? And I don't mean just the economy...