Y_Unite4_Lesson-10

An immigration problem has been growing by leaps and bounds in the European Union. Every day, thousands of immigrants decide to hit the road to reach Europe but the problem is the lack of law and ideas on how they can safely be distributed among the member states of the European Union. The disagreement and division between the Western and Eastern European states about the opening and closing the borders have made the crisis worse because of their economic situation which is going downhill.

The crisis reached its peak in 2008 and became a great concern when many immigrants arrived because of a financial crisis in the USA. However, to think that immigration is a sudden invasion is a mistake because it is a characteristic of the European Union. In fact, the unsuccessful distribution of immigrants is one of the causes of the crisis. They thought opening the borders was a positive idea until it went out of hand because of the increasing number of the European Union’s members. Also, one of the causes of the increasing number of immigrants going to Europe is the civil war in Arab countries which put people’s lives in great danger. Some immigrants who were kept out of a country and others who were taken in both suffer because of poor living conditions. International law aims to protect the immigrants by giving the countries the ability to control their borders. However, they must accept the fact that their right to work and qualify for welfare benefits are limited. It is also a way for the European Union to protect their economic situation which could be affected by the rising number of immigrants.