Issue Faced by Migrants and Refugees: The Rights of the Refugees and Migrants

Running head: SOCIAL CHANGE
Social Change
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1SOCIAL CHANGE
Issue faced by migrants and
refugees
A huge number of asylum seekers from
Syria and other parts of the worlds are
arriving at New Zealand
Majority of them are from low income
countries
Lack of appropriate refugee support
across the country results living
prolonged time in refugee camps or in
detention
Good number of the refugees suffer from
diseases like Tuberculosis, HIV and
Hepatitis B
They have little or less access to
healthcare
They are treated as modern day slaves in
workplace paid even half of the salary
The rights of the refugees and
migrants
According to Immigration act 2009, Every
refugee, like every other citizens of the
nation, emigrants have the right to avail
appropriate healthcare service
They needs to have appropriate financial
support from the government
They need to maintain a normal life style in
this foreign nation
Discrimination in providing basic rights to
the refugees is a violation of social justice
They have the rights to live healthy and
wealthy
More amendments are needed to provide
them rights for equal employments and
health facilities

2SOCIAL CHANGE
Rationale
 why this is a social justice issue
Social justice issue is a common term which is used all over the world and people are found
to be fighting for it vigorously. The mentioned term can be defined as issues that take place due
to the limitation of social rights or violation of the same for a specific group of individuals
without any genuine reason. Considering the fact that a huge number of asylum seekers from
Syria and other parts of the worlds are arriving at New Zealand, lack of appropriate refugee
support across the country is a burning social justice issue (Mahony et al. 2017). First of all it is
highly crucial to understand that refugees are forced migrants and therefore majority of them
lacks any financial support while they arrive at the nation. Every refugee, like every other
citizens of the nation needs to have appropriate healthcare service as well as financial support
from the government in order to develop and maintain a normal life style in the foreign nation.
Discrimination in providing basic rights to the refugees can be considered as a social justice
issue. Several challenges can be pointed out when it comes to asylum seekers of New Zealand.
A good number of the refugees are compelled to spend a prolonged time in refugee camps or in
detention. Majority of the times they have little or less access to healthcare. Considering the fact
that majority of them are from low income countries, a good number of the refugees suffer from
diseases like Tuberculosis, HIV and Hepatitis B. This imposes adverse impact o the lifestyle of
the healthcare service users. Thus there prevails a huge gap in the lifestyle of a citizen of the
nation and that of a refugee. The condition is more or less similar for the migrants. Migrants can
be defined as individuals who have arrived at New Zealand for educational purpose or for
earning a livelihood. According to researchers, a good number of migrants who have arrived to