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Refugees are not coming to the uk for benefits....

Refugees are not coming to the uk for benefits.... | THE REFUGEES JUST WANT TO ESCAPE WAR SEEMS LEGIT | image tagged in refugee,syria | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
23,109 views 27 upvotes Made by 68 9 years ago in fun
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9 ups, 8y
I upvoted it. I think it's really good. It sucks when a good meme gets left out in the cold. It has happened to me many times. I want to share your meme to my wall. I know several people that would like it.
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4 ups, 8y
Good one!
4 ups, 8y
of course this won't get featured. it implies something negative about muslims.
2 ups, 8y,
2 replies
Creepy Condescending Wonka Meme | TELL ME MORE ABOUT HOW YOU THINK TURKEY HAS NO SYRIAN REFUGEES (HINT: THEY HAVE 2.7 MILLION) | image tagged in memes,creepy condescending wonka | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
4 ups, 8y,
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THE EU HAS AGREED TO GIVE TURKEY BILLIONS OF EUROS TO TAKE CARE OF THE SYRIAN REFUGEES YOU ARE LITERALLY PROVING THE POINT HE IS MAKING IN H | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
2 ups, 8y,
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No, you might want to look at the meme-- note the red arrow. He is claiming that refugees skip nearby countries and go to the farther away ones for "benefits".
Turkey borders Syria, and has 2.7 million refugees so far, and are having troubles getting food and housing for them.

His meme is shown false by the data:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugees_of_the_Syrian_Civil_War
3 ups, 8y,
2 replies
he meant they are going places for the benefits, rather than to escape war. turkey was having trouble providing for the first influx of refugees, but they've been given a multi-billion euro lifeline from the eu that will directly benefit the refugees, which makes turkey a desirable destination (which is the chief reason the eu agreed to donating the funds!)
3 ups, 8y
Europe: "Here. Take this money. We wanna keep 'them' far far away. We'll help them, of course. But having them walking our STREETS? That's a big F**k No, Turkey. Good luck with the refugees."

Turkey: "Ok. Whatever. But thanks for all that cash though. We'll do our best."

(End of European Immigration Crisis)
2 ups, 8y
And what he meant is absolutely false, as the data shows. They are not fleeing en masse and skipping over nations in between to get to those great UK/France/Scandinavian benefits. And they definitely are not fleeing into Turkey (on the border of Syria) for "the benefits" there (lol), but to escape the war.
They are not choosing by some nefarious desire for welfare state, but to stay alive-- their nation is a war zone.
The UK has fewer than 15000 Syrian War refugees
1 up, 8y,
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugees_of_the_Syrian_Civil_War
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2 ups, 8y
They have that amount of refugees and are turning more away because the government realizes that economically they can not support the amount that want to get in. It takes a certain amount of money and time for the refugees there to be fed, clothed, housed, educated and introduced into the workforce.
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