The Facts
People seeking asylum make up just one per cent of the total population of Glasgow, Scotland’s largest and most diverse city.
Most of the people who arrive in Scotland seeking sanctuary are from Somalia, China, Eritrea, Iraq, Iran and Zimbabwe. They have come here fleeing war, torture or persecution.
Most of the world’s refugees are given sanctuary in the world’s poorest countries. The UK hosts only two per cent of some 10 million refugees worldwide.
An asylum seeker is someone who has made an application for asylum, or sanctuary, and hopes to be recognised as a refugee. Everyone in the world has the right to claim asylum in another country if needed.
A refugee is someone whose application for asylum has been successful and who has been recognised as having a well- founded fear of persecution in their home country, as described by the United Nations Refugee Convention.
Persecution happens when someone is imprisoned, threatened or made a target because of their religion, race, beliefs or belonging to a certain group.
While they are waiting to hear if they can stay, people seeking asylum aren’t allowed to work and depend on small amounts of state support.
Most people seeking asylum do want to work, and many are professionally trained with lots of skills to offer.
Almost one third of refugees have contributed to society by doing voluntary work since arriving in the UK.
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