The Pros And Cons Of The Overflow Of Refugees

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Fear and mistrust: Many countries no longer know how to cope with the current inflow of refugees, which is why some reinforce their borders with walls and fences. Fear of terrorist attacks and the large number of refugees led to one third of all countries strengthening their borders. “In 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell, there were 15 comparable border installations worldwide” (Mitchell, 2016). Today, barely 28 years later, fences and walls have not diminished. “According to the Census of the University of Montreal, almost 70 barriers and walls separate states and cities” (Jones, 2016). As the German-British sociologist Ralf Dahrendorf said: "A world without a border is a desert; a world with closed borders is a prison; freedom thrives in a