are willing to risk their lives to get to Europe even though it has a different culture, climate, and languages. Why is that? Is it because European countries are the only countries in the world willing to take them in.? If so, what does that say about the rest of the world? The refugees in this article had made it safely to Egypt. What made them risk their lives to try to get to Europe?
You read that migrants and refugees who made the boat ride from Turkey to Greece are protesting that some of them may be sent back to Turkey. Why is that? Why aren't countries like Egypt, Turkey, the Arab states, and all the "stans" taking in their brother Muslim refugees? You read that charity to fellow Muslims is a key part of their religion.
Why aren't other countries around the world such as Japan, S. Korea, Vietnam, Australia, and sub-Saharan Africa taking in any refugees? They could sure use the diversity.
Whatever it is about Europe in particular, the people from the Middle East, North Africa, and also the "stans" want it. And they are taking it. Europe is being over run.
A somewhat similar situation exists in our own hemisphere. The vast majority of economic refugees and those fleeing violence or oppressive governments are all coming to the USA. Cubans are escaping to paradise countries like Costa Rica, but then making their way to the US. Why is that? Why not Brazil, Argentina, Chile, or Costa Rica? Why do so many undocumented Asian migrants end up in the US instead of other countries in the Americas Is it because the US is the only country in the hemisphere that does not enforce immigration laws much? If so, what does that say about the other countries in the hemisphere?
For all the criticism and abuse heaped on the European and especially American capitalist societies they sure seem like the places refugees and migrants want to get to. Why is that?
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