Friday, November 25, 2005

Border policing 'keeps refugees home' / Herald Sun, 25 Nov 2005

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,17359589%5E1702,00.html "MORE refugees fleeing war and violence were staying within their own borders because of tough immigration policies like Australia's, an international refugee expert said. Jeff Crisp, director of policy and research at the Global Commission on International Migration, says the number of refugees moving between counties is declining. But the number of displaced people staying within their own borders has risen, he said. 'The overall trend in refugee numbers globally is going down and has been going down over the last three to five years,' he said. But many of the rising numbers of people displaced inside their home countries are stuck in refugee camps for years at a time. "