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Instead, a refugee affected by the guidance changes will have to live with the knowledge that the society they are trying to belong to has ruled that they are of bad character, regardless of any contribution they have made to it. This is likely to have negative implications for their self-worth and sense of identity. As a refugee told the APPG on Refugees, he now has to explain to his friends why he cannot have the same rights as them. Refugees are being told they can never be full members of society with the rights that citizenship bestows. They will not even be second-class citizens but will face insecurity and exclusion. As Together With Refugees puts it: