Children Quote by Yasmine Elmasri

Refugees have been displaced by war or natural disaster or political catastrophes, and they are much more threatening because they are reminders to people…

— Nguyen Viet Thang

Some politicians fear the burden that migrants will impose on local communities and taxpayers. Others fear extremists masquerading as genuine refugees.

— Jose Angel Gurria

We're so lucky where we live, but we're so out of touch. Everyone's mindset is made to feel that refugees are a problem, but…

— Sonny Bill Williams

Politicians have been spreading fear, saying if we're letting in refugees, we're letting in terrorists. It's not the truth. We've got to recognise the…

— Jimmy Barnes

Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity. They are children, women and men who leave or who are forced to…

— Pope Francis

A refugee population is hungry for language and aware that anything can happen.

— Anne Carson

There are many war refugees and three times as many climate refugees. All of them are people who can no longer live where they…

— Vivienne Westwood

A lot of people don't understand that refugees especially, are fleeing situations that are affecting their livelihood and their children's livelihood.

— Ahmad Balshe

There are many refugees, if not more refugees inside the country than outside the country. There is also the question of working to aid…

— Robert Mugabe

The treatment by some towards these young refugees is hideously racist and utterly heartless. What's happening to our country?

— Gary Lineker

The refugees are not only going to be a demand on the country's resources, but also the refugees raise the possibility that the countries…

— Nguyen Viet Thang

“The process of becoming a refugee varies for each person. It’s a journey of defiance and dares; because what each individual leaves behind is…

— Alis Cerrahyan