Social and Economic Impact of Large Refugee Populations on Host Developing Countries II

by: Aiman Hakim

This article is mainly about a problem, a phanomena that clearly is happening today and is always at the topof every news. The writer express through his or her writting in the article mainly to inform about what is his opponion when facing refugees, especially when facing a large numbers of people that strictly different in race and ethnics. The writer also showed his expression of dissapointmen to the main reason that this problem is still not been handle seriously by the people that was supposed to be responsible. In the first paragraph the writer starts his article by criticizing the people that did not make any responses regarding to this issue. Thus highlighting the first step which is fixing the real problem when handling refugees.

Based on my observation, the main conten of the article effect of refugees in many aspects. The writers touches every aspect that would be most effected by a country when facing refugees. As an example, the writer listed his view on what will happened to the economic structure, the social and sometimes politices. He pointed what will be effected through past occasion accuring refugees in some countries such as Nepal and Ngara. The writer said in this countries “The presence of refugees, and demands on the already severely strained economy, services and infrastructure add to the extreme hardship affecting the local populations. In many instances, refugees become an added impediment to, or risk jeopardizing, the development efforts of the host country. Their negative aspects may be felt long after a refugee problem is solved”

But what is different about this article is that, although the writer is conveying the bad effects of refugees which is common to the people when it comes to refugees, but the writer also mentioned in this article some positive outcome that might and could happen when accepting refugees. To me this is very shocking, because very less people bring a positive prespective kind of view towards this problem. As an example , the writer said “The economic impact of refugees on host areas, however, is not necessarily negative”. The writer is saying that although refugees may bring some effects, but not all are negative. As example, the precense of refugees can also attract development agencies thus lead to the opening of development  projects on the host region. Not only that, it is also helps in terms of the creation of the employment, benifiting the local population direct or indirectly.

Looking into the use of language, to me the writer did a splendid job in using it wisely. As we all know, the writer is targeting a variety group of people such as the people of the country, politician, and also the leaders of any countries. The language that the writer used was acceptable due to the many level of audience. It can easily be understood and any people that read the article should not have any problem trying to figure what is the writer trying throw out to them.

In conclusion , the article prove to be a material worth reading, due to the current issue that is clearly going on in some country that many have misunderstood it. It is not wrong to comment about something but try to look it in both ways, with concrit facts and data. With that, I conclude that the UNHCR did an excellent job on the article.