IMMIGRATION thread

[Montmorency]

Anyone living anywhere is "of immigrant stock"...

[Papewaio]

Anyone living anywhere is "of immigrant stock"...

Unless you live where humans started and all your ancestors did likewise... So yes highly unlikely.

[Fragony]

What does that have to with practical problems. Austria also now gives the finger to relinut Mutti Theresa and closes it's borders. Good idea. This flood must be stopped.

[AE Bravo]

So following this thing for a while it's basically a classic case of culture-phobia on EU's end. Besides that I can only see the benefits, and I envy you all.

[Papewaio]

The current refugee crisis is revealing several things in the strain that it is putting on Europe.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conv...us_of_Refugees

It is interesting to note that the convention was originally made for the benefit of European refugees. Now that the flux has reversed Europe wants to block it. How wonderfully selfish when you only want the benefits one way.

[Fragony]

economic migrants and wellfare-tourists aren't refugees

[Husar]

economic migrants and wellfare-tourists aren't refugees

Prejudices aren't facts.

[Viking]

It is interesting to note that the convention was originally made for the benefit of European refugees. Now that the flux has reversed Europe wants to block it. How wonderfully selfish when you only want the benefits one way.

That's pure nonsense. European countries and European migrant nations were helping Europeans - the flux has in no way reversed. Most appropriately, Syria hasn't even signed that thing.

[Papewaio]

That's pure nonsense. European countries and European migrant nations were helping Europeans - the flux has in no way reversed. Most appropriately, Syria hasn't even signed that thing.

Watch Casablanca and then come back and tell me there was no refugees leaving Europe for North Africa and beyond prior, during and after WWII.