1.   And it is but one of the many forms of refugee settlements today.

2.   Local and foreign observers say the gunmen firing at Gilo come from nearby refugee settlements, which are largely Muslim, rather than from Beit Jala itself.

3.   Nor have many of their parents, exiles who were born and raised in refugee settlements in India or Nepal.

4.   Over the months, Burmese soldiers and a breakaway Karen faction that is allied with them have attacked and burned several refugee settlements.

5.   The oldest refugee settlements have turned into villages or towns, and they are the top rung.

6.   --People entering Canada from countries with acceptable records of refugee settlement, such as the United States, should be barred from claiming refugee status.

7.   An Associated Press Television crew, visiting the refugee settlement Monday, saw no signs of any shootout.

8.   And further back toward the border are at least three other refugee settlements.

9.   An Associated Press Television crew, visiting the refugee settlement Monday, saw no signs of a shootout.

10.   Forests were stripped to build refugee shelters and sprawling refugee settlements led to massive soil erosion.