Syrian Immigrants: Past, Present, And Future

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Syrians are fleeing Syria. They are fleeing to escape undesirable things. They are leaving to escape government, bombing, and bloodshed. They are leaving to escape the tragedies these things left in its wake. Approximately 5, 000 Syrians are fleeing everyday. In 2002 the population was estimated at 22, 530, 756. It dropped to 22, 457, 336 in 2012, while today it is 22, 085, 048. Syria recently was a quickly growing country, but is now dropping. These refugees are escaping to the neighboring countries. Now the neighboring countries have a drastically changing population. The countries are growing very quickly from the Syrian immigrants. These countries are experiencing exponential growth and are likely to soon reach carrying capacity soon with

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