. >> refugees science like albert eistien, excuse zv von brown so could work in u.s. intelligence.ace program. refugees also informed our political life. think of henry kissinger, madeleine albright they played a key role, there are others that played a key role in shaping our political life. they've shaped our cultural life. the austrian composer and the russian french painter. there are many, many other refugees we could highlight. they've always played an important role in the political, economic and cultural life of our nation public opinion polls tell us that americans were very concerned about accommodating refugees no matter how noble the cause, no matter how noble the individu individual. >> in 1980 congress passed the refugee act. in the 1980 refugee, i tried to free the definition of refugee. instead they adopted the u.n. definition of refugee. can anyone tell me the five protected categories of the u.n. and u.s. definition of refugee? >>. >> race, religion, nationality. >> it's a well founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality. the refugee act also