World’s Wealthiest Countries Have Settled 1.4 Percent of Syrian Refugees

[CopyBoy]

Wealthy countries have resettled less than 2 percent of the world’s Syrian refugees, a “fraction” of the 5 million Syrians who have fled the country over the past five years, according to Oxfam.

In a briefing released on Monday, one day before dozens of countries attend a meeting in Geneva to discuss the refugee crisis, Oxfam said countries should take in their “fair share” of Syrian refugees and offer resettlement or another form of admission to 10 percent, or 481,220 people, by the end of 2016. Rich countries have so far pledged 129,966 places to refugees, but only slightly more than half of those Syrians have made it to the third country, according to Oxfam.

newsweek.com/syrian-refugees-richest-countries-resettlement-oxfam-441459

 

[whatsmyname]

Wouldn’t it make more sense, be more cost effective, and be less disorienting for the Syrian refugees to settle them in countries with religious, ethnic, language and cultural practices more similar to what they are used to?

 

[SuperLuigi]

Wouldn’t it make more sense, be more cost effective, and be less disorienting for the Syrian refugees to settle them in countries with religious, ethnic, language and cultural practices more similar to what they are used to?

Yes, but some people are so obsessed with equal distribution of everything. :whacky:

Plus, a lot of these wealthy nations have liberal politicians who need immigrant and migrant support to get keep getting re-elected so they and their best buds can keep going on the government gravy train.

 

[Exiled_Child]

Germany may not have “settled” a great number of refugees, but they’ve “accepted” well over a million.

 

[zaffiroborant]

Wouldn’t it make more sense, be more cost effective, and be less disorienting for the Syrian refugees to settle them in countries with religious, ethnic, language and cultural practices more similar to what they are used to?

Can countries that fit the bill afford to take in the number of refugees we see here and can their economies absorb that number of people? It doesn’t look like these are people who will be able to go back home in a couple of months, so they need to have a place to turn to where there is a chance of making a life, not a place that leaves them without a means of support, or hope for the future.

 

[liturgyluver]

Germany may not have “settled” a great number of refugees, but they’ve “accepted” well over a million.

Which is about 1.4% of their population.

 

[liturgyluver]

Wouldn’t it make more sense, be more cost effective, and be less disorienting for the Syrian refugees to settle them in countries with religious, ethnic, language and cultural practices more similar to what they are used to?

Where do you think the other 98% are? Turkey has taken 2.8 million, Lebanon 1.5 million, Jordon 1.4 million, and Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States well over a million between them.

 

[Son_of_Niall]

Yes, but some people are so obsessed with equal distribution of everything. :whacky:

Plus, a lot of these wealthy nations have liberal politicians who need immigrant and migrant support to get keep getting re-elected so they and their best buds can keep going on the government gravy train.

You obviously didn’t even bother reading the article.
1.4%!!
If your “theory” is correct they are failing miserably.