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asylum seeker

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asylum seeker
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(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (Law) a person who, from fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, social group, or political opinion, has crossed an international frontier into a country in which he or she hopes to be granted refugee status
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asylum seeker
noun refugee, exile, runaway, fugitive, escapee, émigré, displaced person an asylum seeker swam ashore in a bid to enter the country
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There are many myths and stereotypes around this vulnerable group, and that is why this year the British Red Cross urged people to look beyond the refugee and asylum seeker labels, and see people as the individuals they are.
Linda Harkins is head of MEMCRASP - the Middlesbrough and Eston Methodist Church Refugee and Asylum Seeker Project.
It is up to the asylum seeker to find a doctor, fill out forms and attend the surgery for health assistance.
 
 
 
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