Europeisoverwhelmedwithhowtoregisterandintegratehundredsofthousandsofmigrants.TheyarestreamingfromtheMiddleEastandAfricaintoEurope.
NewsagenciesreportthatfingerprintsweretakenofamanwhopolicesaydetonatedasuicidebombinParis.InOctober,hewasfingerprintedbyGreekauthoritiesaspartoftherefugeeprocess.
Sloveniansoldierserectarazor-wiredfenceontheCroatianborderinGibina,Slovenia,Nov.11,2015.Thegovernmentaimstopreventtheuncontrolledentryofmoremigrantsinthealready-overwhelmedalpinestate.(APPhoto/DarkoBandic)Sloveniansoldierserectarazor-wiredfenceontheCroatianborderinGibina,Slovenia,Nov.11,2015.Thegovernmentaimstopreventtheuncontrolledentryofmoremigrantsinthealready-overwhelmedalpinestate.(APPhoto/DarkoBandic)TheParisattacksconfirmthefearsofauthoritieswhoworrythatmassmigrationincludesterrorists.
EuropeanUnionpoliticianshavediscussedhowtoreducemigrationfromcountrieslikeSyriaandEritrea.SomeEUcountriesareshuttingtheirborders.
InthewakeofFriday'smassacre,FrenchPresidentFrancoisHollandetightenedhiscountry'sbordersanddeclaredastateofemergency.
TheSchengenAgreementeliminatedtheEU'sinternalbordersin1995.Itallowsforpassport-freetravelbetween26nations.Buttheagreementalsoallowsfortemporarilyreinstatingbordercontrolsforsecurityreasons.
OthertimescountrieshavetightenedtheirbordersinrecentyearsincludeeventslikethesoccerWorldCupormajorpolicyconferences.
BeforeFriday'sattacks,somecountrieswithliberalimmigrationpoliciestightenedbordersecuritybecauseofthewaveofrefugeesandmigrants.Nowthosebordersmaybesealedforsometime.
TounderstandhowmanypeopleareenteringEurope,thinkofthis:Morethan200,000migrantsmadetheirwaytoEuropeinOctober.
That'smorethanthenumberofpeoplewhomadethetrekintoEuropefromdistressedcountriesinallof2014.
TheUnitedNationsandotheragenciesthattrackthewelfareofmigrantsandrefugeessaytherearealmost750,000newarrivalsinEuropethisyear.
TheUnitedNationsrefugeeagency–UNHCR–saysthemigrantsareoverwhelmingresourcesinGreece,Serbia,CroatiaandSlovenia.
Forexample,Sloveniarecentlybuiltabarbed-wirefencealongitsborderwithCroatia.
Attheseacrossings,thedeathtollseemstoincreaseeveryday.Flimsyboatsmaketheirwayintowaterthatisrougherandcoldereachday.
TheInternationalOrganizationforMigrationsaidthismonthalmost3,500migrantshavediedalongthisrouteintoEuropein2015.
TheGreekandTurkishcoastguardsarenotabletosaveeveryboatthatgetsintotrouble.Lastweek,theTurkishstate-runnewsagencyreported14migrantsdrownedintheAegeanSea.
AndnobodyknowswhattodowithpeoplewaitingatborderstobeprocessedorrelocatedtoplaceslikeLuxembourg.
Foryears,Swedenhadoneofthemostliberalimmigrationpolicies.Butitplanstointroducetemporarybordercontrols,too.
Therearefewerthan10-millionpeopleinSweden.Upto200,000refugeesandmigrantsareexpectedtoarrivethisyear.ThatisbyfarthelargestproportionofrefugeesinEurope.
Swedenhasacceptedrefugeesandimmigrantsforyears.Andithasstrongassimilationpolicies.
NewarrivalsinSwedenareofferedskillsassessmentssotheycanbeplacedinsuitablejobs.Theyarealsoofferedfreelanguageclasses.
ButwhathappensifthesemigrantsfailtofindworkoradapttolifeinSweden
Expertsareconcernedaboutimmigrantcommunitiesandgovernance.Acceptablepracticesinsomecountriesarenotacceptedinothers.
Forexample,theEuropeanInstituteforGenderEqualitysayslawmakersshouldbemindfulofpracticeslikefemalegenitalmutilation.ThispracticeisacrimeintheEuropeanUnion.Itispunishablebyjailtimeinmostcountries.
HostcountriesarestrugglingwiththebalancebetweenWesternandMuslimlegaltraditions.Asthehumanitariancrisiscontinues,thatstruggleisnotexpectedtoendsoon.
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WordsinThisStoryassessment–n.tomakeajudgment
assimilation–n.becomingpartofanewsocietyorcountry
barbed–adj.havingasharppointthatsticksoutandbackwardfromalargerpoint,havingabarb
capsize–v.toturnoversothatthebottomisontop
eliminate-v.toendsomething
femalegenitalmutilation–n.theactofcuttingofffemalesexualparts
flimsy–adj.easilybroken,torn,etc.,notstrongorsolid
integrate-v.tomix,tobringpeopleintoacountryoranorganization
litmustest–n.ajudgmentortest
massive–adj.largeamountordegree
overwhelming–adj.confusing,difficult,heavy
proportion–n.anamountincomparisontoanotheramount
reception–n.receiving,welcoming,oraccepting
shut-v.tocloseorrestrict
stream--v.acontinuousflow
toll–n.thenumberofpeoplewhoarekilledorinjuredinanaccident,disaster,war,etc.—usuallysingular