Challenging the refugee “crisis”
<p>However, what all of these sources disagree on is what the crisis is.</p>
<p>Is it the situation in the home country which influenced migrants and refugees to move, like war or famine? Is it the sheer numbers of migrants and refugees traveling through countries not their own, sometimes referred to in collectivizing and dehumanizing language such as <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/calais-crisis-live-david-cameron-says-swarm-of-illegal-migrants-will-not-be-offered-safe-haven-10426083.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">swarms</a>, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/06/world/americas/mexico-migrants-asylum-border.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">surges</a> or <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/08/03/1115175247/talk-of-invasion-moves-from-the-fringe-to-the-mainstream-of-gop-immigration-mess" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">invasions</a>? Or is it the inability of the international community to create safe, legal pathways for migrants and refugees — instead leaving them with few choices but to risk their lives traveling by foot or raft in search of protection?</p>
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