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European migrant crisis (view source)
Revision as of 00:25, January 22, 2017
, 00:25, January 22, 2017→Migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees
:*Refugees generally are people forced from their homes due to the violence of war. Typically, as a humanitarian gesture, a host country may ease limitations and allow refugees to enter on either a temporary or permanent basis. Very many of the illegal migrants currently entering Europe are claiming refugee status from the [[Syrian Civil War|Syrian war]], although many come from North and Central Africa, throughout the Middle East region, and as far away as [[Pakistan]] and [[Afghanistan]]. Some 80% of migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees lack documentation of their country of origin.<ref>[http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/678083/Germany-migrant-crisis-80-per-cent-no-documents-passport-registration Migrant crisis: 80% of migrants in Germany have no documents], Rebecca Perring and Monika Pallenberg, ''Daily Express'', June 9, 2016 </ref>
:*Refugees generally are people forced from their homes due to the violence of war. Typically, as a humanitarian gesture, a host country may ease limitations and allow refugees to enter on either a temporary or permanent basis. Very many of the illegal migrants currently entering Europe are claiming refugee status from the [[Syrian Civil War|Syrian war]], although many come from North and Central Africa, throughout the Middle East region, and as far away as [[Pakistan]] and [[Afghanistan]]. Some 80% of migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees lack documentation of their country of origin.<ref>[http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/678083/Germany-migrant-crisis-80-per-cent-no-documents-passport-registration Migrant crisis: 80% of migrants in Germany have no documents], Rebecca Perring and Monika Pallenberg, ''Daily Express'', June 9, 2016 </ref>
=== Europe and illegal immigration ===
As far as [[illegal immigration]] to Europe, ''The American Interest'' website declares:
{{Cquote|Securing Europe’s vast land and sea borders—a task greater than that faced by the United States along its border with Mexico—is proving exceptionally challenging for the European Union (EU)....
Traffickers use small boats to reduce the chances of being picked up by patrol boats’ radars; migrants are often dropped off on stretches of inaccessible coastline, or left to drift ashore. In the case of illegal land crossings, small trucks are used to penetrate the most porous parts of eastern or southern Europe’s borders. Penalties for this are low or non-existent all around Europe, and traffickers are rarely caught anyway. Smuggling people across Europe has become easier and more profitable than anything other criminal activity, including drugs.<ref>[http://www.the-american-interest.com/2014/09/05/europes-immigration-crisis/ Europe’s Immigration Crisis]</ref>}}
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