Problem
Immigration barriers for handicapped family members
Other Names:
Handicapped refugees Nature:
A handicapped refugee, in addition to suffering the loss of ties with his family, country, and national community that all refugees face, has, in addition, the stigma while living in a refugee camp awaiting emigration, of being labelled 'unemigrable'. He must then often decide whether to break up his family, by sending away those members who can leave, or have them all suffer the physical and moral degeneration inherent in refugee camp life.
Incidence:
Only the Scandinavian countries, Belgium, Switzerland and France have emphasized the successful integration of badly handicapped refugees into their communities.
Broader Problems:
Restrictions on immigrationDiscrimination against the disabledUnequal opportunities for disabled personsUnethical practices concerning movement of people Related Problems:
Socially handicapped refugees Aggravates:
StatelessnessRejection of refugeesRefusal to grant citizenshipVulnerability of the disabled during states of emergency Strategies:
Studying consequences of migration Subject(s):
Health Care → HandicappedSocietal Problems → Impediments
Society → Family
Society → Migrants
Society → Refugees
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST