The nation of Hungary has had a troubled past. From allying with the “wrong” side in both World Wars, to being oppressed by the Soviet bloc, Hungary’s newly democratic government has the challenge of passing legislation that would benefit its citizens for the future, both near and far. In 2004, the Hungarian people, with approval from Brussels, joined the European Union. This event had unforeseen complications that would unveil themselves when the World’s overall security was questioned.
Within the last few years, the European Union has been faced with the unique challenge of determining how each nation should be handling the Syrian Migrant Crisis. Being on the border of the EU, Hungary has been bombarded with migrants seeking asylum in the EU’s member states. Brussels saw the large influx of migrants and proposed quotas, which in a very recent referendum, the Hungarian citizens rejected. Along with the threat to national sovereignty in the physical sense, many European Union economic policies have had a negative impact on the national economy of Hungary. The constraints and requirements placed on Hungarian business have not completely benefited the economy, like they have in other EU nations. Although not blatantly stated, the legislators in Brussels have made decisions that one could attribute to unfair treatment of Hungary and its people. This can be see especially when it comes to the respect of the Hungarian Government shown from the top leaders of the EU and their
Saul’s article recognizes that the Syrian refugee crisis exists amidst citizen sponsorship, Aboriginal judgement, and disorder within EU countries’ immigrant policies. According to Saul, democracy in Canadian politics grants citizenship to immigrants without any obstacles. Canada’s immigration policies are transparent because they are balanced with civic participation. Saul thinks that multiculturalism is a forceful catalyst towards establishing equality and integrity for the refugees. In the first point, Saul does not agree that refugees should be privately sponsored and assisted by the government. In the second point, Saul indicates that Canada’s national identity is the product of the encounter between the Aboriginals and European settlers, which has resulted in citizenship. By entering the Inuit circle, immigrants can establish themselves as a strong unit not by having roots outside Canada, but by living with Canadian intellect. The immigrants should mold to nature because this is the way the Aboriginals have defined their understandings of life. As Sifton has noted, “the … government … made presentations … to potential immigrants, presenting beautiful images of the Rocky Mountains and thriving settled farmland” (475). In the last point, Saul comments on the European prejudices that are
On September of 2015, the image of 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi went viral. “The toddler’s lifeless body on a Turkish beach had reverberated across the globe” (Parkinson & George-Cosh, 2015). Aylan’s family had “fled the brutal civil war in their native Syria and only attempted the boat crossing after Canada denied their application of admission as refugees. The image led to an astonishing outpouring of support for Syrian refugees” (Hein & Niazi, 2016).
Everyday, people all over the world are removed from their homes and forced to leave. You could be pushed out of your house from a foreclosure, or pushed out of your country from an extremist. In society today, thousands upon thousands of people are fleeing to a new country they can call “home” and where they can feel safe. Among these people, a big majority are the Syrian people. The Syrian Refugee Crisis has been relevant for about four years since the start of the Syrian civil war that began in March 2011, and is comparable to the Native Americans being pushed from their home lands. The Syrian Refugee Crisis equates to the Trail of Tears because both Syrians and refugees alike were pushed out of their homes, they were both forced to find
This sociological analysis will define the theory of social conflict to define the underlying racial, social, and cultural tension of the current Syrian refugee crisis in Canada. The current Syrian immigrant crisis in Canada defines some of the major problems of established racial “norms”, European “values”, and “resources”, such as job opportunities, that inhibit the integration of these people into Canadian society. Angus Reid’s (2016)) provides a current context in which the traditional view of ethnic and racial tolerance in Canada is challenged by a polls done on the subject. These three sociological concepts define the social conflict that is occurring in Canada due to the arrival of Syrian refugees. This CBC news story defines the underlying
Many people believe that the United States should not let Syrian refugees into the United States to escape war would damage the country’s safety and way of life, but the U.S. should allow them in because it provides these immigrants such as humanitarian aid, safer families, a well- rounded education, and a strengthened workforce. As the Syrian Civil War rages, ISIS bombs the Middle East, and Russia targets airstrikes, thousands of Syrian refugees flee their home and country with their lives. Children cannot go to school and parents are running out of money. They need aid, but in the war-torn cities there is little help that these people can find. Separated from their jobs, livelihood, and families, they can
I am writing this letter to you because I believe that the Syrian Refugee Crisis needs to be added to the grade ten Canadian History Since World War One course.
In 1886 the French gave America the Statue of Liberty, Lady Liberty’s light and ever since then been a welcoming sight for people fleeing their oppressive countries, but with the growing influx of immigrants into America, the process for acceptance into the country has become stricter and the American people have become anxious about allowing more people in due to the fear of terrorism. The country of Syria has been locked in a Civil War since 2011, threatening the lives of the almost 22 million people that lived there. Since the war began Syrians have fled by the millions out of the country, reducing the population to 18 million residents. The majority of these refugees have sought
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to leave your home for a different country? In the Syria migration article and the book Of Mice and Men it described the journeys of people who were trying to get to a better life.
Presently, Hungary has been dealing with problems regarding the influx of Muslim refugees who are escaping the brutality of ISIL and the Taliban. Current Prime Minister Viktor Orban says “we do not like the consequences," referring to the country's 150-year history of Ottoman rule during the 16th and 17th centuries. We Hungarians are full of fear, people in Europe are full of fear because they see that the European leaders, among them the prime ministers, are not able to control the situation," Orban said. His comments came as refugees who entered a train destined for the Austrian border fought with Hungarian police as they were unloaded and taken to a refugee site (alijazeera.com).
In the late eighties, Hungary made progressive steps to position themselves for entry into the European Union. Hungary was the first country to breach the forty-year “Iron Curtain” surrounding the Eastern European countries. The “Iron Curtain” was the political,
Instead of providing a safe haven for the refugees as a member of the European Union should do, Orban uses the migrant crisis as an excuse to push draconian immigration laws through the Hungarian parliament. He urges citizens to “protect themselves from threats to their collective identity, and appeals unceasingly to ethnic pride based on shared history, values, religion, and tongue.” However, his seemingly innocent facade only hides his true intentions. Under his rule, refugees are criminalized for “damaging or simply crossing a border blockade”, and many migrants were arrested and deported without a reason. According to the Independent, he forces the migrants into detention camps, and orders the usage of water cannons and teargas at refugees who are seeking shelter from their war-ravaged country. The severe nationalism and xenophobia Orban exhibits has many unfavorable connotations, especially with Hungary’s anti-semitic background. He is erecting borders against anyone who opposes him, including Islam, migrants and refugees, Jews, the European Union, the United Nations, and Soros. UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, has called Hungary’s policies “legally, morally, and physically unacceptable”. The most alarming point is that Hungary is a member of both NATO and the European Union, which are organizations that stand for “respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities.” Orban is blatantly mocking these core values with his intolerant policies and brutal actions, and actually encourages other Eastern European countries to follow his xenophobic lead. He is already working together with Poland, who is also in the EU and is making the slow descent into authoritarianism. The Poland and Hungarian governments is showing solidarity with each other's efforts to
A refugee is defined as an individual who has been forced to leave their country due to political or religious reasons, or due to threat of war or violence. There were 19.5 million refugees worldwide at the end of 2014, 14.4 million under the mandate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), around 2.9 million more than in 2013. The other 5.1 million Palestinian refugees are registered with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). With the displacement of so many people, it is difficult to find countries willing to accept all the refugees. There are over 125 different countries that currently host refugees, and with this commitment comes the responsibility of ensuring these refugees have access to
Since 2011, Syria has been engaged in a Civil War with protestors against the government and members of the extremist group ISIS, and approximately 7.6 million people have been displaced from their homes (usnews.com 2015). As the conflict destroys more homes and livelihoods each year, an increasing number of civilians have been forced to leave Syria and try to find safety elsewhere. Already a contentious issue, the Syrian refugee crisis has awakened tensions, both economic and social as debate erupts over what to do with the refugees.In response to the crisis, while some countries like Germany have pledged to help the refugees, (New Statesman 2015 1) only 2,340 have been admitted. Clearly, more needs to be done in order to help the refugees. Although there are economic and population concerns to be considered, the humanitarian conflict that faces the refugees and solutions already available are reason enough for Europe to increase the numbers of Syrian refugees allowed in.
My thesis for this paper is that Hungary’s foreign policy views on the migration crisis that currents exists throughout Europe is very drastic. These policies can also been seen as a direct reflection of the extremist nationalist views of Viktor Orbán (the current President of Hungary) and his right-wing party, Fidesz. This concept shows how the personality and psychology of an individual leader can affect a state’s foreign policy. This extremist view, as shown by Hungary, is spreading across Europe. This then brings into question a lot of European Union standards, and may even cause the downfall and collapse of the Schengen Agreement. The international
9). With Hungary’s history, even the quite recent one being rich of experiences of foreign subjugation, this is especially important in this case of refugees, where the portrayal of Brussels is crucial in the governmental propaganda. As it was already mentioned, during the 150 years of Ottoman invasion for the first time Hungary faced serious demographic changes, and the ethnic map of the country transformed