Title: Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Migrants: Three Reasons People Flee Home - Preemptive Love
Headings: Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Migrants: Three Reasons People Flee Home
Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Migrants: Three Reasons People Flee Home
Preserving Safety
Preserving Family
Preserving Normalcy

Content: A nother woman in Honduras fled after both her mother and son were killed in the same week by gangs. Despite knowing the trek to the US would be dangerous, she left because she knew: “ If I stay here, I will die.” They leave because of war, because of gang violence, yes, but it’s more than that. It’s imminent danger, it’s the threat of unspeakable violence, it’s the specter that follows you through your days until you finally are able to flee—whether you are a refugee from the Middle East or a “ migrant ” from Central America. Related: What’s the Difference Between a Refugee, a Migrant, and an Asylum Seeker? Preserving Family
What wouldn’t you do to protect your family? For many families, they are fleeing not only violence, but are trying to keep their family safe. For many families in Syria, they fled in order to keep their sons from being conscripted into the war.