Syrian Immigration Research Paper

A Wave of Syrian Immigrants As the Islamic militants dominate Syria, millions of people are making their way into Europe in a search for a better life. For the past few years, European countries, primarily, countries in the European Union (EU), have been coming up with ways to handle the financial, and economic pressure posed by these refugees. The president and CEO of the EU are satisfied by their effort towards resolving the crisis. However, some countries find it difficult to abide by the agreements made by the EU, and have taken the situation into their own hands. Therefore, countries in the EU are struggling to deal with the enormous inflow of Syrian immigrants. From January to August of this year, 350,000 detected people have crossed the border of countries in the EU. (Why Is EU Struggling with Migrants) Due to the influx of people, many European countries, have found it difficult to stay within the laws of the EU. According to the Dublin law, when immigrants enter any member of the European Union, they should claim asylum in the country they first step foot on, before heading towards the other parts of Europe. This has put enormous stress on countries such as Italy because they are located near the Mediterranean, which falls in the route of the migrants. Due to this issue, many countries have started allowing them to travel to …show more content…
(Why is EU Struggling with Migrants) This action is also putting more stress on the migrants. (Bridging Oceans) Many other countries such as the UK have decided to help by committing an extra 115 million euros to the budget of the EU. (Dearden,Lizzie) Despite the Serb - Croat war in the 1990s, Serbia and Croatia have reopened their border to the migrants. In this way, many countries have decided to take their own action on this