Nothing to see here: why the language we use to talk about refugees matters

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Seeking asylum is not illegal so why do we refer to refugees as ‘illegals’?

According to the United Nations there are 65 million displaced people throughout the world, the highest ever recorded number.

So how powerful is language when it comes to framing the debate around migrants and refugees?

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