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The Syrian refugees are there because their cities are being sieged, not because they were seeking greener pastures. They're mostly in temporary camps, so I wo
by mortehu 12y ago
The Syrian refugees are there because their cities are being sieged, not because they were seeking greener pastures. They're mostly in temporary camps, so I wouldn't say they have migrated in the sense I was thinking of. They would likely return home if the siege ended.
- Retric 12y agoWould you say they are in temporary camps because Modern infrastructure can't handle massive population migrations? Don't get me wrong I think most countries could accept far more immigrants, but the much of the world is a long way from what most HN are used to. Consider, ethnic cleansing' is not just something that happened in WWII, it far more common than people want to admit. Poverty, language, ethnicity, and culture are real issues and complex issues. PS: I think most people should read though every item on this list at least once. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_cleansings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_cleansings And then realize a lot of things did not make the cut.
- guard-of-terra 12y agoI'm not sure "accepting immigrants" is the solution. Okay, so you accept 5% of population, it doesn't help much the rest 95% of it. And then you struggle to assimilate them and may become a warzone yourself.
- harichinnan 12y agoRemittances are a big part of GDP for many countries. Rich countries taking in more people would increase global GDP and help more than the 5% intake. http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2014/04/11/remittances-developing-countries-deportations-migrant-workers-wb http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2014/04/11/re...
- jpatokal 12y agoUNRWA has been administering "temporary" refugee camps for Palestinians dispossessed from Israel since 1949. There are now people living in those camps whose grandparents were born in them, and the homes their great-grandparents left are long gone.