No Refuge: Vocab

2. More than half of the world’s refugees have by now been displaced for five or more years—and in some cases several decades—in what the United Nations calls __________ refugee situations.
4. Acronym used to describe an estimated forty million who have been forcibly displaced but remain within the borders of their country of nationality.
5. Refugees either elect to be returned home or return home themselves.
6. Those seeking protection under the refugee regime can apply for ______ and thus recognition of their refugee status—from states hosting them or whose borders they’ve arrived at. Hint: Martinez got this word wrong in a 4th grade spelling bee because he spelled it with two "s"'s.
7. Complementary __________ such as temporary protected status (TPS) in the United States or humanitarian visas offered elsewhere, could give forced migrants legal status and deter them from irregular travel.

1. Local ___________ the process of refugees gaining permanent residency or naturalizing in their host country. It is often the preference of refugees who have grown up in exile, as well as those who have over many years established livelihoods in their host countries. Host states, however, are often reluctant to extend public services or citizenship.
3. Fewer than forty countries have a ____________ program, and the United States has historically taken in more than half of all refugees in this durable solution.