AIBU to be worried about the next Refugee crisis

[Gin96]

The numbers are starting to accelerate again, the poor people stuck in Greece camps but people from the EU have lost interest, I wonder how this is going to end? Will the EU open the borders again?

www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jan/16/catastrophic-conditions-greet-refugees-arriving-on-lesbos

www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jan/16/catastrophic-conditions-greet-refugees-arriving-on-lesbos

Oh my God. :(

Its horrible :( no one should ever have to live like that.

It's such a shame the world cant unite and make aid easier. If we all helped one person it would make so much difference but the avenues to do this are not possible.

How people can ignore this?

The refugee crisis never went away. Instead we hid it behind barbed wire and impenetrable borders.

Europe is going bankrupt trying to deal with it. The U.K. isn’t even in the top 20 richest countries. Time for the really rich countries like Dubai to help.

Memory fail. U.K. isn’t in top 25 richest countries and not Dubai, but Qatar should start giving aid.
eu.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/07/07/richest-countries-in-the-world/39630693/

There is no solution.

We cannot house every economic migrant (which most of them are) from the developing world without a severe impact on our own quality of life.

And I for one would never vote for that.

It depends on how quality is measured I guess. I would give things up to help but it doesnt work like that does it. Ideally we would all give and only take what we need but that wont happen.
I don't know but its heartbreaking.

Did you read the article @ACautionaryTale. None of those people are economic migrants that is a flat out lie.

None of those people are economic migrants that is a flat out lie.

Saw this a while ago on FB ...

FB is not called FactBook for a reason.

I find this so so sad. That we are all humans and some people have the shittest time because they were born somewhere different.
I get that one country can’t take everyone but it is so unfair.

We would do the same if we were in that situ.

Most of them are economic migrants (young, able-bodied men).

Where are all the women and children? 🤔

Young, able bodied men are more likely to survive the crossing and less likely to be ditched overboard by the traffickers loading up the boats. There is an expectation that one they are settled they will send for their families via legitimate channels.

OlaEliza young men in particular are also more at risk of being forced into militia than women are, and given how physically hard the journey is, would often be chosen to go ahead and find safety to bring the family to later.

The women and children are drowning at sea trying to get to a place of safety.

Refugees should be protected, people are people. Noone is illegal.

Statistics from Amnesty: (Bolding for the benefit of hueybluey

25.9 million refugees globally -- the highest level ever recorded
Half of the world's refugees are children
A third of refugees 6.7 million people are hosted by the world's poorest countries

Not saying that Europe shouldn’t help but we can’t be expected to shoulder all of it.

The world's top refugee hosting countries are Pakistan, Lebanon, Uganda, Turkey, Jordan and Germany. Europe isn't shouldering all of it.

Where are all the women and children? 🤔
Would you put your own kids on a rubber boat to cross the Mediterranean? Families send the man (if they can even afford to do that, human trafficking isn't safe nor cheap), who, once they receive refugee status, can have their families join them through much safer process of family reunion (which in itself isn't an easy nor quick process).

Everyday sexism: A young man fleeing a conflict/war zone is an economic migrant. FFS!

If it were my son (20), I would move heaven and earth to get him out to safety and the hope of a better life (or just life!).

That's so sad.

Driving back from Calais a few weeks ago the amount of people you see with nothing but a carrier bag containing a few documents is shocking, imagine if that was all you had in the world.

I find it really upsetting, and the vilification of refugees is a disgrace.

What can we do? (Not rhetorical)

@Kay1341

Can’t see the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar or Saudi on that list. They are wealthy and should take some

What can you do? Well I'm assuming that all those who think we should open our borders to everyone will be welcoming them into their homes since there is already a housing shortage? No doubt your children can double up and you and DH/DP can sleep in the living room, so two free rooms - 2 migrants per room. It will obviously increase your utility and food bills but it's worth it isn't it?

If you have children I hope you don't get assigned adult men who are posing as children which is a fairly common practice apparently.