A special LatinoVoicesWTTW / BlackVoicesWTTW Crossover Conversation: we talk about what's behind the differing responses to — and media coverage of — Ukrainian refugees over those from other countries.
, came to Chicago as a refugee of El Salvador’s civil war in 1980. She said the reception she received upon arriving in the U.S. was not always one of support.
And the terms we use to describe people crossing countries make a difference in how they’re received globally, said“In this conflict it’s been really interesting to see some of the different terms used. I know that in a lot of the coverage I’ve seen when we talk about Ukrainian refugees, they’re described as refugees. And more importantly, they’re described as people who at times many will say look like us,” said Haghdoosti.
That distinction in the nature of the conflict is an important one, said Fasika Alem, program director of“For a lot of the refugees and asylum seekers that are fleeing from the global south, it’s not quite as easy to identify the aggressor,” said Alem. “In many cases the conflicts are internal. You’re talking about civil war, you’re talking about a decline in the political stability that creates unsafe conditions for those that live in those countries.
“Cameroon has been engulfed in internal conflict as well as external threats in the region that have really made it difficult for Cameroonians to return,” Alem said. “The first thing that comes to mind is a designation of [temporary protected status] for Cameroon, that we feel the administration has been really delaying and hesitating to do, even though all the evidence points to the need for that.
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