Nicole Gelinas Migration Policy

November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall falls amid the thawing of the Cold War. Consequently, an elated Europe welcomed a new ‘borderless’ continent. The Schengen agreements dissolved anachronistic boundaries that once separated nations, allowing peoples, such as the Ruthenians, to exercise a loyalty to the states within their immediate realm of influence, while simultaneously preserving their independent identities. A quarter of a century later the continent is amid a refugee crisis unseen since World War II. Detention, deportation, bureaucratic barriers, military, and satellite technologies have all been a part of the some of the most extensive and aggressive border enforcement programs in history. Endeavors that have stoked xenophobic fears and spawned grievous confrontations between some of the wealthiest nations on earth and a stateless people from the most impoverished.

Shawn Pogatchnik shows how important the fact that so many migrants are trying to flee to Germany and other EU countries by using statistics. Pogatchnik states that the EU countries “...has seen more than 332,000 migrants enter so far this year.” He also says that Germany “...is expecting to take in 800,000 migrants in this year.” When people read the article, they realize that what is going on must be bad enough for hundreds of thousands of people to want to flee their own country to enter another European country.

In the final draft I will expand on each of the issues, by looking into more specific examples of both what different European countries are doing policy wise, as well as what the sentiment is among the refugees in the different areas of Europe. To fully be able to understand the conditions the refugees are facing I will be using other scholars ethnography work; One of those works being Katerina Rozakou’s piece regarding the management of refugees in Greece. As a result of that knowledge I will be able to come to an accurate conclusion as to what course of action should be taken in Europe as a whole, to deal with this ongoing

In the attempts to “manage the immigrant crisis” several strategic mistakes have been made, which have shaken the functioning of migration policy in the European community. Particular controversy was stirred up by a plan for the relocation of 120,000 refugees suggested in September 2015. Some months later (April/May 2016), the European Commission came up with the idea of fines for those countries which would not receive the relocated refugees. The fine for one unaccepted foreigner was supposed to be €250,000. The attempt to impose a quota of immigrants on member countries together with high fines contributed to further divisions inside the EU.

Nicole Gelinas voices her opinion on how Europe should focus their immigration policies towards those who are in war zones and not those who leave on their own accord. I disagree. This policy should be focused on those who are making this dangerous trek and risking their lives to do so. Many of these people aren’t near a war zone but still face the same dangers as if they were. These refugees make this dangerous trek either by choice or force. Forced refugees leave because of the harsh laws, like Sharia, in their home countries that bind them to strict codes that are cruel.

Germany has recently closed its borders, only allowing those with valid travel documents to enter. Annett Meiritz comments, “The border controls are supposed to curb the influx of migrants. Currently, tens of thousands of refugees per day find their way to Germany, many of them from civil-war-torn Syria.”(1) Germany was trying to decrease the number of migrants by closing their borders, but so far the number of refugees at the border has not gone down. ( Meiritz 1 ) Even with the borders closed, refugees will continue to try to enter these countries. They have already committed to finding a better life, and most of them would rather die than go back to their home countries. Closing the borders of these European countries is only providing temporary relief, it will not put a permanent end to the present

As the wars in the Middle East continue to rage on, the European Union is beginning to face an immigrant problem. The article “Austria Finds Up to 50 Bodies Thought to Be of Migrants in a Truck” by Alison Smale from the New York Times discusses the death of 50 supposed migrants left to die by human traffickers in a truck parked on the shoulder of a highway. This event directly coincides with a conference about this immigration problem and reopens a conversation about migrants safety coming from the Middle East and the effects wars in the Middle East are having on a global scale.

Accepting refugees in Europe has become a highly controversial problem in the past few months. Without a doubt, a large number of lives could be saved due to this ethical action; however, there has been a significant rise in protesting refugees. We should consider carefully the advantages and disadvantages of such a substantial

This article explains and show the immigration crisis today in Europe and how it might still yet to get worst. In Europe as it is today, has been serving as a major ground for immigrant refugees. There is over sixty million displaced people and refugees, numbers not even heard of during the period of WW2 coming from not only seria but from other regions like Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa and even Haiti. The must striking thing about this crisis, is that it is still expected to get worst. Say if the tailaban keep trying to extend their territorial gains across Afghanistan, this will force afghans to want to migrate. Due to this attacks, about one hundred thousand afghans are expected to migrate to Europe this year. These numbers increase daily as these refugees try to escape thier home countries due to terrosm or other unpeace conditions. For example many inhaptants of Iraq are already homeless, daily amid wartime shortages of food and medicine and persistent bombardment by Isis . Yemen is not much farther away from Europe than eritia now the biggest source of African refugees, just across the Red Sea, and at some 25 million it is as. According to numerous interviews conducted, Nigeria which has a

Since spring of 2015, more than one million people have immigrated into Europe causing an immigration crisis.The conflicts in Syria Afghanistan, and Iraq, being the main reason immigrants are fleeing into the European countries. The majority of the immigrants have been arriving in Germany, Greece, Italy and Hungary because they are easily accessible. This influx of immigration into Europe has caused overpopulation.Tensions in the European Union have been rising because of this, in September, the ministers of the European Union voted to relocate 160,000 immigrants that had come into Italy and Greece More than 386,000 immigrants came into Hungary last year, Hungary reacted by closing its border to all. Hungary also relocated 54,000 immigrants to deal with the influx of people. Each country has dealt with the immigration crisis in their own way, as people continue to cross the borders into European countries the lawmakers there pass laws limiting their access. (Ehrenfreund,n,pg.) (BBC News,n,

Concern about the sudden, rash and unpredictable changes with the migrants. Shared opinion that EU was not ready and was not adequately prepared for them – the arrival of migrants in Europe should be accepted with a higher degree of tolerance.

The paper goes on to say that the European crisis is because of the large numbers of refugees that are overwhelming the local European populations; and that ‘Countries that can’t control their borders always face a backlash’.

Especially given the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, where 130 citizens were killed and 368 were injured. In addition, the chaos Germany and other areas which have already been flooded by refugees are in, makes the issue of migration that much more of a serious issue. “We're being told to open the floodgates for waves of people who are completely intolerant of western values and liberal

As tension in Syria and the surrounding regions intensifies, more and more refugees are fleeing to Europe seeking asylum; however, the countries they are entering are experiencing many adverse side effects; such as, social unrest, sexual assaults, and terrorist attacks. It is unacceptable for the children in these nations to have to grow up in a nation they once called home and felt safe in but now no longer has that feeling. The same argument could be made for the refugees and that is why the current open door immigration policy that Angela Merkel has in effect must be remedied. The goal of a refugee is to escape war that they and their families can live safely without worry of being killed. Not to change the ways of the nation they are entering and treat the locals with disdain for their differences in ideology, dress, culture and even diet. The host nation of a large number of refugees should not have to change their way of life to accommodate those seeking refuge. It should be the other way around. Assimilation is the goal, not disintegration of native culture. A policy which allows radical Muslims to immigrate into the country and then face punishment only after the damage from their actions has been done is grossly illogical and insufficient for the preservation of a nation’s security. Preventative measures must be put in place.

Turkey is left with a high number of refugees all to alleviate Greece's burden. Greece, already being in economic turmoil is aided by the deal through its attempts to pay Turkey to keep quiet about retaining an influx of refugees-refugees who are not always kept in the best conditions. A paradox that can be found in the EU-Turkey deal is that the EU tries to promote a certain standard of rights for refugees and supports human rights efforts by the UN, yet the practice of the deal itself is not up to those standards (Collett, 2016). This deal affects the refoulement of refugees by prematurely deciding that anyone who walks through Turkey, which is not a part of the European Union, must return to Turkey. By evoking this part of the deal, the EU is spared having to invest in refugees-a kind of out of sight, out of mind mentality. However, Turkey must accommodate the growing number of asylum seekers and manage its own internal issues. Ultimately this does not discourage people who still try to make it to