I absolutely disagree.
For one, the vast majority of the perpetrators of this series of terrorist attacks these last few years were born and bred in Europe and are actually citizens of these countries. The rest are legal MIGRANTS. The Refugees involved are, according to my information, 1. In my opinion, the reason these people swing the wrong path is in the first place because of the lack of education and opportunities.
Secondly, how can you assertively claim that these refugees support radicalism? You can't just put a label on hundreds of thousands of human beings. These people are fleeing a war-torn region, in which, the same atrocities from the same terrorists are happening, only on a daily-basis and on a MUCH larger scale. You think it is easy to leave your literally EVERYTHING behind and seek refuge else-where. Think twice!
Thirdly, I am not trying to diss but please educate yourself before you claim the European Union doesn't have a solid Asylum plan and is just accepting anybody. Let me walk you through the procedures refugees have to go through before getting admitted:
1- Medical tests
2- Hours and hours of interviews just to process their claims and handle their applications. A background check is also ran independently.
3- The number of applications far exceeds the number of Asylum decisions given with more and more refugees arriving to the hotspots (the big camps in Greece and Italy) every month. Their numbers are so high that even the BASIC life services aren't provided.
4- The European Union holds the right of returning the refugees to the countries from which they came (not their countries of origin) and with the quotas established, these camps have recently become EXPULSION camps.
5- The few accepted refugees are assigned to cities where they are monitored closely to assure a swift integration.
6- Oh and not to mention, that in 2017, there are still no legal ways for refugees to reach camps and I don't think any of us here can even imagine what crossing the Mediterranean in a shitty boat cramped with 40 human bodies hardly being able to breathe (forget moving) just to escape hell feels like. You can obviously imagine the catastrophes that happen on the way though..
How do I know all this? A mix of experience and official information. And in my opinion, the refugee issue is being handled as well as it could be handled given the circumstances and the unexpected dimensions of the crisis
Fourthly, European governments can only blame themselves for the ascension of the war in the Middle East and thus the refugees crisis in Europe. Did you know that some EU members and USA sold massive amounts of weapons to ISIS back in 2010 and 2011? Did you know that the EU is still military involved in the Middle East in a coalition and that all the latest attacks were a response to this involvement? There are many political and military issues that aren't highlighted but are of big importance to the events in Europe.
Not to Runey: All that aside, I think it is our moral duty to help unfortunate people everywhere and anywhere. Let's not be egoistical and use tragedies like the one is Spain to convey our political messages because this is just fkn low and disgraceful. For instance, as a French citizen and active member of this society I despise all the French living off social aids and using these opportunities to blame it on migrants and refugees for the lack of job opportunities and the social problems in France. They are the lower than shit!
