The Migrant And Refugee Crisis

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.

While examining the 1787 Constitution, specifically in article 1, I noticed a few clauses that I found particularly interesting. Section 3, clause 2, informed me that senators are split into different classes with altered election periods. For example, one-third of the Senate contains first class senators who are open to election every 2 years while second class expires every 4 and third class every 6. Which allows the senate to be a continuous body. Also in section 8, clause 7, states that congress has the power “establish Post Offices and post Roads”. Personally I’ve always assumed that roads and post offices were determined by the states but now that I’m thinking about it, I can see where leaving this responsibility to the states may cause

An Accountable Care Organization or ACO is a group of doctors, hospitals, and healthcare providers, who voluntarily come together and provide coordinated high quality medical care to Medicare patients.

Yearning is such a simple word. Or so we believe it to be. Edgar Allan Poe and Robert Burns are two people who would understand this word to its exact definition. Poe and Burns always wanted more out of life than what they had. They desired to be more, to have more. Often these desires were so unattainable it led to melancholy. Poe and Burns are very similar in that they yearn for a better life and for a love they won’t ever find.

Many Syrian refugees flee to Turkey, the closes country to Syria, and try to reach Europe eventually. The majority of these men, women,

The refugee crisis is a hotly debated and controversial topic all over the globe relevant to today. The rising number of refugees arriving in the European Union has significantly increased throughout the past few years. The controversy comes from not the refugees themselves, but from where they are emigrating from. Coming from extremely hostile and dangerous countries operated by the Islamic State militants, there is a sense of hysteria from the opposing side saying that there are risks that need to be factored in when accepting such a large amount of people from places where there are high concentrations of terrorism into their home countries. On the other side of the argument, the advocates for refugees are proclaiming that as humans we have moral obligations to give the quintessential helping hand to humans whenever one is in need, regardless of their situation or circumstances. Through social activism these proponents are seeking to

In the article “Migrant boat capsizes off Libyan coast, hundreds dead”(04.21.15), Los Angeles Times writes about an ongoing European refugee crisis.

Women, men, and children from West Africa are migrating to Europe because of the instability and violence that is taking place in Syria, Iraq, and Eritrea. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), “About 710,000 people” are crossing the european border. The vast migration is causing an increase on human trafficking, since traffickers and smugglers are taking advantage of the refugees. The IOM is reaching out to European countries “to spend more resources against sex trafficking,” in order to relocate and reduce the amount of refugees that are being victimize. A plan to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees in the United States has being criticize because people are concern about the national security of the nation. The GOP presidential candidates are against the resettlement program. According to them the Syrian refugees post a threat to the national security of the United States. While, the Democratic presidential candidates want to increase the number of refugees that are going to be admitted. The refugees crisis has become the worst humanitarian Crisis in the world today. As citizens we have to sympathize with them and provide a

The European refugee crisis began in 2015, when a rising number of refugees and migrants made the journey to the European Union (EU) to seek asylum. Refugees are people who have been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. According to the data that was shown in Business Standard and also confirmed by BBC News, the top ten nations which account for 90% of the sea arrivals in 2015 were: Syria (49%), Afghanistan (21%), Iraq (8%), Eritrea (4%), Pakistan, Nigeria and Somalia (2 %), Sudan, Gambia and Mali (1%). Also the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees confirms that the top three nationalities of refugees are Syrian, Afghan and Iraqi. Of the refugees and migrants arriving in Europe by sea in 2015, 58% were men, 17% women and 25% children. (Wright, 2015). According to Eurostat, EU member states received over 1.2 million first time asylum applications in 2015, 4 countries (Germany, Hungary, Sweden, and Austria) received around two-thirds, while Latvia received a very small part of them.

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.

This issue was chosen due to its scope. The Syrian refugee crisis is among a list of issues that will not only shape the world in 2016 but also dominate news outlets in upcoming years. Because of the despairing situation, many governments are struggling to find ways to handle the rush of individuals seeking asylum, for the fact that it seems the crisis is worsening. In addition, the media coverage on the topic sparked my interest and led me to research information because I had no idea what was occurring and the detriment of the issue.

First, migration can be seen in the 21st century in Syria. Though the country has been going through a civil war, what people seem to ignore is that the country has been struggling through an 11-year drought; causing about 1.5 million people to move from the countryside

Increases in human trafficking is also directly connected to the political conflict; with over 9 million refugees fleeing the country in nations via Lebanon and Egypt (), countries that are fragmented such as Libya have become important bases for terrorists groups to “operate with almost complete immunity.” they are being deceived and taken advantage of by smugglers. Most migrants are coerced to work for months in stops on the smuggling routes, where sexual violence and physical abuse is common at the hands of smugglers and fellow refugees alike. (NYTIMES) These victims of oppression believe they will be given safe passage to the West, notably to Northern European countries, when in reality they are put on a hazardous journey. This past January alone, at least 113 refugees died at sea in attempts to reach Europe. To prevent further deaths of innocent victims, it is crucial that something must be done. For militia groups, illegal migration is one of the “largest sources of income in Libya” since the fall of Gadhafi. This crisis has also become a “self-inflicted refugee emergency.” With the attitudes of local communities towards refugees hardening, Syrian refugees have been making the journey now before they are completely ostracized and the weather is

Most of these being countries are involved in the European Union. The European Union is an area known as the Schengen Area. This area has an open border policy which allows people to travel freely between countries. After entering one country in this area, it is extremely easy to move between the rest of the countries. Not only are these countries easily accessible, but they are much more protected than Syria. These two pull factors are obvious reasons for immigration; however, this immigration could potentially make the Union more dangerous. The loss of life is tremendous and unacceptable; the methods of travel in order to arrive to Europe are treacherous and the extreme culture clashes lead to violence. The most significant factor involved with the migration is one that absolutely cannot be ignored: terrorism. When these violent ideas are brought to light, it becomes evident why the borders must be closed.

According to the media publication about the war in Syria and across most of the Middle East has become trending concerning topic; especially to the countries recieving lots of migrants . Foreign migrants are risking their lives to travel to Western Europe for asylum, but when they arrive in Europe the European nations governments are using force to make them to return to their home countries. In Croatia and Slovenia, the police force are attacking migrants using nonlethal weapons to make them turn around and go back to their countries.In in the countries migrants set foot on first their are advertistment posted telling the people to turn back from europe and go home . Many European nations are doing the this because they have already settled in millions of migrants and cannot settle in anymore; which is why the E.U. is having a migration crisis.