Editing Free migration (section)

=== Free migration of war/political refugees ===
War-related chaos can lead to the breakdown of borders and allow for ''de facto'' free immigration. The natural attempts to flee strife, or escape a conquering enemy, can quickly lead to millions of [[refugees]]. Even where border controls are in place they can be overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of people. Once settled into [[refugee camp]]s, these reluctant [[immigrants]] may take decades to be either repatriated back or naturalized into their new country. This has been the situation with the [[Palestinian refugees#Jordan|Palestinians in Jordan]].

During the [[Cold War]], a migration paradox arose in which some of the [[communist state]]s forbade emigration, while the "[[Free World]]" would freely accept the [[defector]]s. This policy persists for [[Cuba]]ns<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.immigration-usa.com/cuban_refugee.html|title = Cuban Immigration to the USA - Cuban Refugee Processing; immigration law; cuban refugee law; immigration legal; legal immigration law; immigration law; immigration law; immigration law; immigration law; immigration law; immigration law; immigration law; immigration law; immigration law; immigration law; immigration law; immigration law; immigration law; immigration law; immigration law; immigration law; Immigration Software – ITA}}</ref> and the [[Hmong people|Hmong]], who are both allowed particular forms of free immigration to the [[United States]] based on their automatic refugee status.