True or false? Six controversial claims on the EU migrant crisis

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Series Details 14.09.15
Publication Date 14/09/2015
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The six claims discussed in this feature are:

+ The majority arriving are economic migrants not refugees
+ Migrants turn up in Europe and claim they are Syrian
+ ISIL is sending jihadists to Europe among migrants
+ The majority of asylum seekers are coming into Europe to pick up generous benefits
+ Accepting more migrants and refugees will encourage even more to come
+ Migrants are bringing new diseases into Europe

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/14/true-or-false-six-controversial-claims-on-eu-migrant-crisis/
Related Links
openDemocracy: Can Europe Make It?, 14.09.15: The argument against compassion: Europe and the refugees https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/daniel-smilov/argument-against-compassion-europe-and-refugees
ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

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