Obama marks World Refugee Day and growing numbers of displaced

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his administration works to deal with the growing number of immigrants from Central America illegally crossing the U.S. border to seek safety, President Obama on Friday commemorated World Refugee Day by praising those who flee persecution and the countries that help them
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the U.N.’s refugee agency, on Friday issued its latest report showing that the number of refugees and internally displaced persons are at their highest level since World War II, with more than 50 million people fleeing their homes because of war or lack of internal security. Children, many traveling alone or in groups, represent 50% of those on the run, the largest figure in 10 years, according to the report.

There is a technical difference between a person forced to flee to another country because of war and one who seeks safety either inside or outside a country for economic security or to flee violence that falls short of war. But on a practical level, one country’s illegal immigrants are often another’s refugees.

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