With 7+ billion people now on this planet and more being born every day into adverse living conditions, let's say 4 billion people are living in war torn areas, areas of severe drought, famine, depressed economic conditions, political tyranny and places not as nice as other places. This makes for a lot of potential immigrants who wish to better their situation. Many who would not normally strike out for far away pastures if it were not for the stories coming back about how "profitable" such a journey can be or how unlikely it is that they will be denied sanctuary.
I am now of the opinion, after having reached the conclusion that there is no possible way for the developed world to accept everyone who will eventually show up, the only feasible solutions are those that correct the problems that produce these refugee migrations in the countries where these problems exist.
"We" should be concerned, we should be empathetic but we must also be pragmatic. "We" must make it possible for the downtrodden to live and prosper where they are. The United Nations rather than drafting treaties that define how refugees are to be treated when they show up and say, "here I am, feed me", should probably be focusing on compelling errant governments to look after their own citizens in their own country.
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