[leephillips]

"Whom are you going to deny and on what basis?"

A 1951 treaty, that most civilized countries are now signatories to, defines what a refugee is and what these countries' obligations are:

http://www.unhcr.org/en-us/1951-refugee-convention.html

Note that most of the people referred to as "refugees" by the media may not fit the definition.

[Xylakant]

The "read the convention" link points to a .local domain. :(