Over the past few years, there has been a lot more talk about refugees in the media. A refugee is someone who has been forced to leave their home country because of poor conditions, including war, hostility (persecution), and violence. [1] Refugees fear desperately for their safety, and cannot return home for reasons related to their race or nationality, religion, political or social orientations/opinions. [1] According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, “war and ethnic, tribal and religious violence are leading causes of ref