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Post by mouse on Mar 27, 2012 2:48:49 GMT -5
The Arab Exodus: cTwo million people fled into Europe because of the Spring rebellions Asylum seekers from Arab Spring countries and West African nations suffering civil strife surged into Europe last year new figures have revealed. The Brookings Institution, a Washington-based think tank, said almost two million people have left their homes over the last year as a result of the impact of the Arab Spring across North Africa and the Middle East. Europe's largest group of migrants for a third consecutive year was from Afghanistan. Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2120690/The-Arab-Exodus-Two-million-people-fled-Europe-Spring-rebellions.html#ixzz1qIjtXbSJ
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Post by mouse on Mar 27, 2012 2:50:03 GMT -5
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, fighting for re-election, vowed to pull France out of the open border Schengen zone unless there was progress in fortifying Europe's frontiers. Austria and Germany have threatened to reinstate border controls in the Schengen zone if countries such as Greece do not stem an increasing tide of migrants making their way across the Aegean Sea from Turkey. In September last year, the European Commission proposed legislation to let governments temporarily reinstate border controls if they can show a neighbouring country has repeatedly failed to tackle illegal immigration. Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2120690/The-Arab-Exodus-Two-million-people-fled-Europe-Spring-rebellions.html#ixzz1qIkR1MF4
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Post by markindurham on Mar 27, 2012 3:24:03 GMT -5
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Post by mouse on Mar 28, 2012 6:04:45 GMT -5
so yet another two million have entered the gravey train on which eventually the wheels will come off
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