How are immigrants treated in Europe?
Immigration is a worldwide problem which needs to be addressed because people are paying the price. For example, in “Belgium the poverty level for migrants is at a high 51 percent rate and citizens who were born in Belgium only experience 13 percent.” This is concerning because 1 out of every 2 people who are suffering and this is a huge amount when the population of migrants in Belgium is 1,119,256 (Jan 1, 2011). In an article entitled, “Migrants in Europe, A statistical portrait of the first and second generation,” published by Inequality Watch points out that, “This gap may partially be explained by the disparities in the access to employment. In Europe, 10% of the migrant population is unemployed and 34% are overqualified for their job.” This is an injustice. The immigrants are the victims because some have a high level of education and being overqualified is wrong when the immigrant had a better role in their home country's workforce. On the news website, “Christian Today,”, Michael Trimmer wrote an article titled, "UK immigration law 'clear injustice', says Catholic leader” and it reveals that, “Mr. Nichols, the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, specifically highlighted the ruling that couples with one UK and one non-EU partner would only be granted reunification reprieve if the UK partner was earning more than £18,600”. This means that if the non-EU partner is not earning a salary of at least 18k pounds, he/she will not have the privilege to have contact with the child. This regulation has had an effect on “17,800 families” by the children only being raised by one parent.
Immigrants don’t migrate because they choose to, but because it’s necessary for their survival. The website Borderzine published an article, by Paul Maxwell, “Illegal immigration – A global problem” reporting that the “latest figures show at least 103,000 people illegally entered the EU in 2013, literally risking their lives, hoping to find economic opportunity and the security lacking in their home countries. Those numbers have only grown as refugees have fled from growing violence in Syria, Somalia, and elsewhere in the Middle East and Africa.” People need to escape their home countries because they are experiencing chaos. These people are not doing nothing bad, but instead finding some glimpse of opportunity in other countries. People are willing to put their lives in the line in order to pursuit some better environment. For example, the article also elaborates on how “the dangers to migrants was underscored last October when a boat carrying over 500 migrants from Africa capsized just off the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, where over 350 drowned.” This will continue to occur until immigrants can have a sustainable life in their home countries. But based on how people are treated in Africa and in Middle Eastern countries I don’t expect the population of people migrating to have any type of significant change.
Immigrants don’t migrate because they choose to, but because it’s necessary for their survival. The website Borderzine published an article, by Paul Maxwell, “Illegal immigration – A global problem” reporting that the “latest figures show at least 103,000 people illegally entered the EU in 2013, literally risking their lives, hoping to find economic opportunity and the security lacking in their home countries. Those numbers have only grown as refugees have fled from growing violence in Syria, Somalia, and elsewhere in the Middle East and Africa.” People need to escape their home countries because they are experiencing chaos. These people are not doing nothing bad, but instead finding some glimpse of opportunity in other countries. People are willing to put their lives in the line in order to pursuit some better environment. For example, the article also elaborates on how “the dangers to migrants was underscored last October when a boat carrying over 500 migrants from Africa capsized just off the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, where over 350 drowned.” This will continue to occur until immigrants can have a sustainable life in their home countries. But based on how people are treated in Africa and in Middle Eastern countries I don’t expect the population of people migrating to have any type of significant change.