 In times of violence, people are displaced from their homes and seek places where they are welcome, periodically meeting places they are not welcome.In response to an influx of refugees and asylum seekers from countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, and Sri Lanka, Australia initiated a controversial plan in 2001 titled the Pacific Solution which called for all asylum seekers arriving by boat to be sent to the small and barren island Nauru.Asylum seekers were housed in crowded tents and lived under a constant threat of running out of resources, especially water.