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WORDS TO UNDERSTAND assimilation: process of becoming part of something.

asylum: governmental protection given to a person who has fled another country. discriminated: treated unequally based on race, ethnicity, gender, or other perceived difference. genocide: deliberate and systematic extermination of a racial, political, religious, or cultural group. refugees: people who seek refuge in another country to avoid war, famine, or persecution.

ABOVE: A makeshift refugee camp for Syrians arriving on the Greek island of Kos in September 2015.

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MIGRATION AND REFUGEES