Syrian Immigration Crisis

A four-year Syrian civil war has currently left the entire continent of Europe in a state of emergency. With refugees coming in fast, the European countries only choice was to aid the tired and weary immigrants. Over two hundred thousand people have died since the start of the Syrian civil war, with eleven million people being forced from their homes and four million fleeing the country the U.K. is facing an immigration crisis and keeping the refugees out is not an option. Four years ago the Syrian civil war began with acts of violence upon children. When this occurred rebel groups began a war with the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Since then over eleven million Syrian residents have been forced out of there homes and left with a choice, to stay or to go. A total of seven million are currently staying in the country …show more content…
Most countries are currently voting on weather or not to let them in but until then thousands of refugees will wait on the borders and in refugee camps. While volunteers and workers help aid the immigrants, the countries must find food, water, and shelter for these people. People are dying every day in Syria because of the attacks but people would still let innocent people die rather than to let them in their country. Government officials are helping in this crisis. Nearly six thousand immigrants have died trying to reach nearby safe havens with three thousand of those deaths being in the Mediterranean alone. Right now the United States have donated the most money to the issue. The U.K. has boats saving people on over crowded ships in the Mediterranean sea because the survival rate of those who made the journey is about the same as surviving in Syria. This is the worst immigration crisis since World War II. There is relief but now