The Refugee Act of 1980
The nineteen-eighty refugee act ordered that the attorney general create procedures for foreign nationals living in the United States to apply for "asylum" positions in the middle of refugee crisis, a legal category that had previously been managed in an improvised fashion. In the Refugee Act of 1980, a refugee was considered, “any person who is outside any country of such person’s nationality, or, in the case of a person having no nationality, is outside any country in which such person habitually resided, and who is unable or unwilling to return to, and is unable or unwilling to avail himself or herself to the protection of that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social, or political opinion.”
After the Refugee Act of 1980 had been passed, more than 3 million people were able to find protection and new shelter. This act has been able to help refugees and people looking for asylum worldwide. This act had a great affect on refugees from El Salvador during the Salvador Civil War.
After the Refugee Act of 1980 had been passed, more than 3 million people were able to find protection and new shelter. This act has been able to help refugees and people looking for asylum worldwide. This act had a great affect on refugees from El Salvador during the Salvador Civil War.
"The Refugee Act reflects our long tradition as a haven for people uprooted by persecution and political turmoil. In recent years, the number of refugees has increased greatly. Their suffering touches all and challenges us to help them, often under difficult circumstances." - Jimmy Carter