The distinction between political refugees and economic migrants can cause great pain.

The most important one we make is between political and economic refugees.

I think the old distinction between political and economic refugees just doesn't wash any more.

What we must do is to distinguish between bogus and genuine refugees.

He said, "There is a difference between political and economic refugees."

Statements you quote show a public failure to differentiate between immigrants and refugees.

I do not, therefore, understand why some people want to distinguish between displaced persons and refugees.

There must finally be a clear differentiation between refugees with a right to asylum and economic migrants.

No distinction should be drawn in such cases between political and economic refugees.

I have to leave it there but we need to make a clearer distinction between political refugees and economic migrants.