Obama urges leaders to open hearts to refugees

[craigt3365]

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I wasn't aware that black African countries, from which many of the illegal economic migrants come were involved in the Arab Spring. They aren't Arabs for a start.

There was a doco on Al Jazira recently, in which illegal economic migrants said they were hoping to bring their relatives over as soon as they reached the country of their choice ( which wasn't the first safe country they reached ).

Now that all countries north of Greece and Italy are fencing off their borders, I wonder how long before the citizens of Greece and Italy elect anti immigrant governments?

http://www.unhcr.ie/about-unhcr/facts-and-figures-about-refugees

Where do the world's refugees come from?

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The Syrian Arab Republic is the largest source country of refugees with a total refugee population of 4.9 million at the end 2015. Syrians remained the main group of asylum-seekers worldwide, with 373,700 new asylum applications registered during 2015.

Afghanistan (2.7 million) has remained the second-largest source country for refugees with Somalia (1.1 million) placing both as the third largest source country worldwide and as the largest refugee producing country in Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Sudan is the fourth-largest source country of refugees worldwide (800,000 by the end of 2015).

 

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/refugee-crisis-six-charts-that-show-where-refugees-are-coming-from-where-they-are-going-and-how-they-10482415.html

 

Stop the Syrian war and you'll stop the majority of the refugees.

[elgordo38]

On 9/22/2016 at 9:05 AM, daveAustin said:

He doesn't get any less cringe-worthy. You and yours helped create the refugee issue, in Europe at least. I think the US should be doing a darn sight more. But these are empty words as he is super rich and will never have to live next to them or rub shoulders with them. Help the refugees, sure, but most are opportunists as pointed out and they need to be stopped. Obama's tenure is a long time ending.

Its easy to do the talk when you do not have to do the walk. Get to the station fast Mr. Obama the gravy train pulls into the station next January. You will get your pension check immediately and the job offers on how to circumvent the system will roll in. Your legacy will read that you kept the economy on track while doubling the national deficit in 8 short years. Thank you. Again the taxpayers are left holding the bag. It just never ends with politicians folks. The political game is rigged just like the financial game. 

[thaibeachlovers]

I wonder how many refugees Obama will be allowing to stay in his new house come January?