On this day. June 20. World Refugee Day. we must keep in mind what it means to be a refugee. an asylum seeker. and a political prisoner. Uprooted from their homes and livelihoods. escaping in the night with only that which you can carry. or beaten and humiliated into submission. refugees sacrifice everything in hope of a better future. By definition. a refugee is an individual who flees their country because their lives are jeopardized by an inability to feel free and secure in their homeland. A 2007 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient. Dr. Biscet represents the very principles for which any individual would become a refugee. His plea for justice and freedom for his people are resoundingly similar to those reverberated throughout history and across the world by anyone who has experienced oppression. especially those who are forced to resort to fleeing their country. Biscets physical incarceration exemplifies the figurative imprisonment of all Cubans and the worldwide struggle of every refugee. His commitment to his cause is demonstrated by his refusal to denounce his pleas for justice in return for release from prison. Even given the opportunity for freedom in exile.
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