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59. The Refugee

Undeceptions with John Dickson

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What Are Your Hopes Before the War in Syria?

Before the war in syria, akram taught english and was studying to be a lawyer. His dreams were similar to my own children's dreams. In september 20 15, australia decided to allow a one off intake of 12 thousand syrian refugees into our country. That bumped up our previous averages considerably. Acram and his family were among those allowed to settle here. And now in these two houses, theye are able to house 30 or forty newcomers and support them for the refugee claim. They're just human together. Every time i actually speak to a refugee, i realize anew that they are people, normal people. I don't really mind what side of politics you

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