Migration+2015

=Immigration v. Migration 2015=

While the U.S. starts focusing in on its illegal immigration issue for the 2016 Presidential Election, Europe is dealing with a massive refugee crisis. "Over there" Wars and Violence in the Middle East from Syria through Iraq to Afghanistan have forced families to flee. Bordering countries have refugee camps which are in crisis, and the overflow has made for Europe and the protection and economic opportunities offered there- by any means necessary. Countless lives have been lost in the desperate scramble to reach European soil... and the countries there who are closest geographically are overwhelmed. Greece is bankrupt, Hungary is unwelcoming and considered erecting a fence along its border. This weekend, Germany and Austria finally agreed to welcome the refugees in- while negotiating with other members of the European Union to accept their fair share.

Over a million refugees are expected. Few will probably ever return to their home country once they become able to support themselves in Europe. None will return until the wars are over, peace is restored, and they can expect to live safely.

How are these European refugees different than our illegal immigrants who come mostly from Latin America? Can we take lessons from how the Europeans are handling this situation? Should the U.S. get involved? How?


 * In responding to this question, please make use of the iPD and refer, by title, to an article that you've read which relates to Immigration in the U.S. or the Refugee Crisis in Europe? Tell what you learn and what you think about your reading...**

Here are some stories and editorials from the Sunday __Plain Dealer__.
 * Migrant Crisis: First of Thousands Arrive, Germans Welcome Refugees Offering Hot Tea, Food
 * Counting the Cost of Using War as the Principal Foreign Policy Strategy
 * Russia Warned on Aiding Assad
 * Experts Lay Blame on Political Failure by the West

and from the Monday __Plain Dealer__
 * Migrant Crisis: Pope Calls on all Catholics in Europe to Host Refugees
 * Asylum Quests: Everyone Wants to be Syrian
 * Israel Won't Accept Syrian Refugees
 * A Humanitarian Debacle Within a Foreign Policy Ruin.

This discussion has been extended through Sunday, September 13th.