(78 quotes found)
“If these refugees had come to Texas and called call centers, most of them, instead of getting help, would have gotten busy signals,”
Will Rogers
“Our staff on the ground reports that a trickle of refugees are crossing the Palk Strait to India in small fishing boats, fearing an escalation in the violence.”
William Spindler
“This is an extremely serious situation as these refugees live in camps and settlements in remote areas of Zambia and rely entirely on WFP for their food supplies.”
David Stevenson
“My urgent message to all the refugees in the camps is, 'Don't come back yet, it's not safe,'”
Dennis McNamara
“This is not a big movement of refugees, ... We're starting to organize now in a much more systematic way, bringing back people who need our assistance, who are maybe afraid to come back on their own, who can't afford to pay to come on their own, and we're taking them to the areas where KFOR has agreed there's a secure environment.”
“We plan to keep the site up whether we get a mass of refugees or not. It still can be a resource for people coming into the state who want to know what kind of housing is available.”
Donna Davis
“Having been a refugee myself years ago, I know exactly what it's like to be a refugee and I know what needs to be done to help them. Some of us really have to relive the nightmare of being refugees all over again. It's very hard to be professionally journalistic about it. I believe sometimes a journalist has to put down their camera and their pens to help people.”
Thuy Vu
“Refugees attempting to build the blockhouse on the remains of the fort never mounted ... cannons although they may have had at least one with them.”
Todd W. Braisted
“It's become increasingly indefensible to have no refugee admissions.”
Doug Anderson
“The convention (on refugees) provides that they should be accepted at the nearest port and I think the issue is a very serious one.”
Mary Robinson
