OT - Refugees....



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6254230.stm

"Lebanon has 12 refugee camps housing more than 350,000 Palestinians. They are people who fled or were forced to leave their homes when Israel was created in 1948, or their descendants. "


In the USA, we have similar areas... Miami, LA, Detroit, Chicago, San Fran, NYC... where people fled or were forced to leave their homeland, and ended up in a foreign land, the USA... and their "descendants" are still here as well.

Are these people Palestinians..??? Or Lebanese...???

Why, why not..???

In fact, rumors are that 10-20 million people have 'fled' here (the USA) illegally and are living and working here... are they anxious to 'return' to their 'homeland'..??? Are they 'refugees'...???

Maybe we don't have 'illegal aliens'... maybe we have "undocumented refugees"....



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