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Respondent: For refugees, 'home' means security and the ability to return
Summary
An unnamed respondent told an interviewer that refugees primarily seek security and, when possible, to return home; resettlement aims to help those who cannot return build a new home and meet practical needs like work, school and financial support.
An interviewer asked an unnamed respondent (S2) what refugees most often mean by "home." S2 replied that home has two main senses for people who flee: the tangible world of house, family, friends, work and school, and the overarching condition of security.
S2 said returning to one's original home remains the preference when possible, citing Syria and "like 25 years ago in Afghanistan" as contexts where return can occur. "This is what most refugees want,"…
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