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Of course, there are clear rules about how responsibility for refugees is delineated: according to the so-called Dublin Regulation, the first EU member state into which a refugee crosses is responsible for that person’s asylum application.
But this is clearly problematic, as it puts the entire burden of refugees on the EU’s frontier countries.
And larger countries like Italy have an incentive to overlook the large numbers of refugees landing on their shores, knowing that, if nothing is done, those refugees will likely head elsewhere (mainly to northern Europe).
In other words, not even Germany can handle all of Europe’s refugees today.
A few months ago, the European Commission tried its hand at resolving this problem with a courageous proposal to distribute refugees across member states according to a simple equation that accounts for population and GDP.
But the plan was rejected, with member states – particularly those with the fewest refugees – claiming that it represented an undue interference in domestic affairs.
This may not seem “fair,” but, with more refugees landing on Europe’s borders every day, EU leaders cannot afford to delay action.
As Europe’s populists use such cases of “welfare tourism” to sow fear and anger among the European public, reaching an agreement to accommodate actual refugees becomes increasingly difficult.
The AfD’s rise since last summer has been the direct result of the surge in the number of refugees – close to one million in 2015 – entering Germany.
After all, the party has made opposition to admitting refugees the centerpiece of its platform, which also includes antagonism toward the European Union and a very conservative social program, to which an openly sectarian religious component was added at a May 3 party convention in Stuttgart.
The first scenario is bleak: Germany fails to integrate the refugees socially and economically, political discontent surges, and the newcomers become increasingly frustrated with their plight.
If, in the worst case, a terrorist attack were to occur – especially one that could, in some way, be linked to refugees – the nationalist-populist reaction would be powerful, potentially weakening the very fabric of German society.
Integration of the refugees proceeds reasonably quickly, and Germany resumes its path of moderate politics, social solidarity, and economic growth.
In the long term, the refugees could actually make a strong contribution to German prosperity.
Late last year, thousands of Germans gathered at train stations and on the streets to welcome the first groups of refugees as they arrived.
Throughout much of the country, local communities have mobilized to provide housing, language training, and social guidance for refugees, who have never experienced anything like a wealthy democratic society.
Whether this approach will endure, and bring about successful integration, will depend on both the Germans and the refugees.
The refugees will have to accept the rule of German law, even if in some cases it does not make sense to them.
The successful integration of the refugees will also depend on economic growth.
If Germany can integrate the refugees, it will send a powerful message to nihilists and extremists everywhere.
Germany will spend more on refugees, defense, security, and infrastructure, while reducing taxes moderately.
At present, there are quotas for individual countries, though some, like Italy, have more than exceeded them, as desperate refugees continue to flow across their borders, while others, such as Hungary, have refused to accept refugees at all.
The problem of excess demand becomes more serious – and ethically challenging – when it involves refugees and grows suddenly, owing to factors ranging from natural disaster to civil war.
The result would be a more solid basis for international cooperation aimed at reducing abuses and suffering, managing economic migration, protecting refugees, and, eventually, reducing excess demand by fostering development and growth in source countries.
Another major military conflict – bringing millions more deaths and a surge in refugees – must be avoided.
The Case for Surge FundingMUNICH – Important progress was made at the donors’ conference for Syrian refugees convened in London on February 4.
The international community is still vastly underestimating what is needed to support refugees, both inside and outside the borders of the European Union.
Frontloading the spending would allow us to address the most dangerous consequences of the crisis – including anti-immigrant sentiment in receiving countries and despondency and marginalization among refugees – more effectively.
Making large initial investments would help tip the economic, political, and social dynamics away from xenophobia and disaffection, and toward constructive outcomes that benefit refugees and the recipient countries alike.
A sudden large influx of refugees can cause panic that affects the general population, the authorities, and, most destructively, the refugees themselves.
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