What does it mean to be a refugee? Why was this such a problematic term?
Dictionary.com defines refugee as this:
a person who flees for refuge or safety, esp. to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc.
In my own words, a refugee is someone in our country running from their own country that is having something bad going on in it. When the victims of Hurricane Katrina started to be called refugees, I understand why they were so infuriated. Those people are United States citizens; yeah, something bad happened where they live, but they weren't running from another country, they were "running" from their city. There is no reason for news reporters to be calling them refugees just because they don't have a place to live at the moment. How can you be a refugee in you own country? It doesn't make any sense to me, so for the victims to be pissed, I think it's okay.
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