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branford

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16. 10-15% still ultimately represents tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of people.

Reply to pampango (Reply #7)

Fri Sep 4, 2015, 01:44 PM

Sep 2015

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More importantly, the logistical, resource and integration demands of the destination and transit countries is immense, and failing to acknowledge and properly deal with these issues, both economically and politically, will ensure opposition to the migrants continues to steadily grow in Europe, where their democratically elected leadership will unquestionably prioritize the needs and desires of their actual constituents over even clearly legal refugees.

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Migrant Chaos Mounts While Divided Europe Stumbles for Response [View all] Purveyor Sep 2015 OP

Call them what they are: refugees who are owed protection leveymg Sep 2015 #1

Some are, some aren't Recursion Sep 2015 #2

A watery grave and lethal neglect are contrary to int'l duty leveymg Sep 2015 #3

Attaining protected refugee status is not nearly as easy as you claim, branford Sep 2015 #5

I know of what I speak over 30 years leveymg Sep 2015 #13

Nothing you stated really conflicts with my posts in this thread. branford Sep 2015 #15

We largely agree. This is really a crisis of political will by countries of final destination. leveymg Sep 2015 #17

A question as several people know much more than I The Green Manalishi Sep 2015 #19

KSA and the GCC already spend a fortune supporting ISIS/AQ leveymg Sep 2015 #20

Another issue is that even legitimate refugees aren't entitled to go to any country they want branford Sep 2015 #4

The UNHCR has said that 85-90% are genuine refugees. pampango Sep 2015 #7

10-15% still ultimately represents tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of people. branford Sep 2015 #16

Indeed they do. And the genuine refugees 7 to 9 times that number. pampango Sep 2015 #18

most foxface666 Sep 2015 #21

one notices which part of the world these "refugees" are not going and where they are not welcomed n msongs Sep 2015 #6

Where is that, and why do you put "refugees" in quotes? n/t jtuck004 Sep 2015 #8

The Middle Eastern countries are not taking in ANY of them. Why should it fall to Europe? 7962 Sep 2015 #12

Turkey, Leb., Jord. host most Syrian refugees. KSA, Gulf states only take selected leveymg Sep 2015 #14

Come on fingrin Sep 2015 #9

If this doesn't convince European powers romanic Sep 2015 #10

The Warmongers are frothing at the mouth fingrin Sep 2015 #11