Currently, there are 8,000 refugees and migrants entering Europe each day fleeing from war zones from the Middle East and poverty in Northern Africa. This adds up to almost 3,000,000 migrants: those who are genuine refugees and those who are pretending to be refugees. All of these people are attempting to reach the shores of Europe. This is a controversial issue and one that has challenged European morality and responsibility to a level that has rarely been seen. There has been no single solution to this crisis and this is largely because of the range of reaction from different countries from the open door policies to closing the boundaries and putting up barbed wire.
One of the major arguments against allowing refugees into Europe is increased …show more content…
After a reluctant start, where the British PM, David Cameron warned of 'swarms ' of migrants, Britain has now committed to taking in 20,000 Syrians over 5 Years; preferring to take the refugees directly from camps in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon rather than accepting those already inside the EU. At first, this seems to be a very cautious approach implying that each and every refugee coming to Britain will be carefully vetted. Yet despite this strict approach to refugees who wish to enter Britain, let 's not forget that we have already contributed far more aid to this crisis than any other EU member (£920m). Morally, although the German approach seems the correct one, it may end up being very costly. According to BuzzFeed, a popular and controversial website, An ISIS operative told a European journalist that ISIS have already sent 4,000 jihadists who are on standby waiting to stage attacks in Europe. This is an indication that 'the open door ' policy favoured by Angela Merkel (German Chancellor) may yet prove to be a huge risk to the security of Europe. This threat, of course, could be designed to turn Europe against the refugees who are mostly believed to be genuinely seeking refuge. On the other hand, the British restrictive approach may turn out to be more effective but the much less moral
One of the major arguments against allowing refugees into Europe is increased …show more content…
After a reluctant start, where the British PM, David Cameron warned of 'swarms ' of migrants, Britain has now committed to taking in 20,000 Syrians over 5 Years; preferring to take the refugees directly from camps in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon rather than accepting those already inside the EU. At first, this seems to be a very cautious approach implying that each and every refugee coming to Britain will be carefully vetted. Yet despite this strict approach to refugees who wish to enter Britain, let 's not forget that we have already contributed far more aid to this crisis than any other EU member (£920m). Morally, although the German approach seems the correct one, it may end up being very costly. According to BuzzFeed, a popular and controversial website, An ISIS operative told a European journalist that ISIS have already sent 4,000 jihadists who are on standby waiting to stage attacks in Europe. This is an indication that 'the open door ' policy favoured by Angela Merkel (German Chancellor) may yet prove to be a huge risk to the security of Europe. This threat, of course, could be designed to turn Europe against the refugees who are mostly believed to be genuinely seeking refuge. On the other hand, the British restrictive approach may turn out to be more effective but the much less moral