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Considering the unbelievable amount of fugitives (Original Post) sadoldgirl Sep 2015 OP
They're not fugitives. They're refugees. hedda_foil Sep 2015 #1

hedda_foil

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1. They're not fugitives. They're refugees.
Fri Sep 4, 2015, 12:35 AM
Sep 2015

Fugitives are criminals running from the law. Refugees are ordinary people, who are forced to flee their homeland by life threatening external circumstances beyond their control... war, famine, drought, floods. Refugees flee with their families whenever possible, and are more likely than not to be middle-class.

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