This week, a class on refugee policy since World War II with Professor Maria Christina

Garcia of Cornell University.

She spoke about qualifications and the experiences of refugees, including those in the Cuban

refugee program of the early 1960s.

Federal government noticed that there were many women who were arriving without their spouses

in the United States because their spouses were imprisoned in Cuba.

And these women had never worked in the labor force before.

And so the Cuban refugee program helped train these women to work as secretaries, to work as teachers or teacher

aids in the Dade County Public School System.

More with Professor Maria Christina Garcia in a moment.

Hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing to Europe at this very moment.

Can anyone tell me from what countries they are fleeing? Layton.

Okay, Syria. Any other countries? Tess. I'm sorry?

Kosovo.

Okay. Sarah?

Russia. Russia. Any other countries? Stephen? Eritrea. That's correct. Patricio?

Afghanistan and Ukraine. That's correct. Thank you. So they are traveling very long distances to find refuge in Europe. And this map gives you an idea of the routes and the distances that they are traveling in order to reach safety.

Some are traveling alone. Others are traveling as part of family units.

Some are traveling in search of economic opportunity. Others are traveling as part of family units. Some are traveling in search of economic opportunity.

Others are literally fleeing for their lives to escape war, devastation, rape,

and forced conscription into armies.

The vast majority of the refugees are Syrian. Can anyone tell me why the Syrians are fleeing?

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