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An excellent analysis of the madness of the situation in Europe in huffingtonpost, excerpt from the article (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-barber/magnetic-migration_b_8091270.html)
Now come the tens and hundreds of thousands of Afghans, Syrians, Iraqis and others asking - no, demanding - an apartment and a job in Germany or Sweden. One of them warned reporters "we are coming" as if to say: "don't try and stop us."
The problem is this: Once the million or more migrants on the move today get to the wealthy countries they aim for, it will spark tens of millions more in poor countries to sell their land, leave the village and take to the sea in leaky boats.
But there is a way to protect and support both refugees and economic migrants without opening the floodgates of illegal and unsupervised migration as poor people rush to Europe for the chance of jobs, electricity, clean water and other middle class comforts.
According to the international laws enshrined in the UN Covenant on Refugees, those fleeing their homeland who can prove a "well-found fear of persecution" because of their race, religion, or political views are entitled to UN protection in the country closest to their homeland. That means secure and safe places to live, shelter from the elements, food and water - such as provided in refugee camps in Turkey, Jordan, Pakistan, Kenya, etc.
Certainly an apartment in Munich is a better deal than a tent in the Middle East. But by yielding to demands for an apartment, European authorities have created a huge magnet that is drawing perhaps millions from sub-Saharan Africa and Pakistan - from countries where there is no security threat or persecution other than the undeveloped state of poor, developing nations.
Why are they allowed to demand?
That's the question.