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I think that now it is time for other European countries to step up and take their responsibility. Many countries seem focused on keeping all migrants/refugees

I think that now it is time for other European countries to step up and take their responsibility. Many countries seem focused on keeping all migrants/refugees out and in that way shuffling the responsibility to some other country. It isn't reasonable to expect Turkey and Lebanon to take all refugees from Syria for example. Also the responsibility of airlines for paying the costs of returning anyone who is not allowed to enter a country should be removed. It is a very hard-line rule that creates a lot of unnecessary suffering and also creates a huge black market (trafficking). [1] [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO0IRsfrPQ4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO0IRsfrPQ4

dudul 11y ago
"I think that now it is time for other European countries to step up and take their responsibility." And what is their responsibility exactly? Sweden is free to do what they want, just like other countries can decide their own foreign policy. I'm not saying I support building walls at the border, but again, countries are free to do what they want with their territory, they don't owe anything to refugees or other nations.
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- gozo 11y ago
  Other than international treaties, it's a threat to stability. Not only in the middle east, but in Turkey, Greece, the Balkans, Europe as whole and the European Union as an entity. History doesn't really care what you think you owe or don't owe anyone. The question is what you can afford, especially with the change in geopolitics like the rise of China. On the other hand considering the quality of your other comments on HN I'm not even sure why I'm writing this.