In my opinion, the subject of refugees was one of the most topical subjects of seminar. More than a million migrants and refugees crossed into Europe in 2015. The European Commissioner for internal affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos called the events the worst crisis of migration since World War II. Syrians make no more than 25-30% in a present wave of migrants. Many of modern refugees in my opinion are seekers of the better life, or economic migrants. I know that there are among them also true sufferers running from wars. Terrorists and dangerous social elements are using a situation under the guise of refugees get into Europe. Many immigrants are natives of the countries of Asia and Africa where terrible epidemics as tuberculosis or Ebola virus and other dangerous infections.
When we talked in the small groups on emigrant's crisis in Europe, questions were more than answers. What guarantees that arrival of thousands of potential carriers of fatal viruses will not lead to epidemics in Europe exist? Present refugees are ready extremely aggressively: they demand, but do not ask as earlier, and are ready to advocate own interests up to the end. Are we in Europe capable to integrate migrants into civilized European society? What will all these people engaged in? Will we be able to provide all with work or social benefits? Will they begin to trade in crime? To what consequences – cultural, social, political and economic – will give change of religious-national structure of the European society? Will be Europe former or will lose the shape of the keeper of Christian cultural values? Will be new immigrants live by rules of the European life, or they will have the enclave where the laws, language, etc., that is the state in the state? How we can prevent events, which have taken place in Paris and Brussels?
Huge money allocated for the solution of problems with migrants. The reception center provides accommodation for asylum seekers, to organize the necessary social and health services, taking care of, where appropriate, subsistence, organize work and study activity and the necessary interpretation services and gives advice on obtaining legal aid. Should spend Europe so many forces and money for adaptation of refugees?
Europe grows old and birth rate strongly falls. Aging of the population Europe annually loses 0.2% of economy. In 35 years of 28% of the population of the EU's people of pension's age will make. The question of their worthy maintenance will be actual in many countries of Europe. Over time, the situation risks to turn back full financial crisis as the countries of Europe will not be able to pay to all pensioners of pension. Refugees could become an actual solution.
The most terrible part of immigration crisis are illegal immigrants. In Finland, just 30-40 % of current asylum seekers will receive residence permit. Many will remain here not legally. It is necessary to look for decisions urgently on an actual problem. Exclusion from society forms the greatest threat to the country's security and individuals residing in the country illegally are at particularly high risk of becoming excluded. Many undocumented immigrants will live in absolute poverty. Immigrants who will get negative decisions to their asylum application can bring crime, illegal work and economic problems for the Scandinavian countries. Europe's countries will need more housing, temporary workplaces, school for waiting families, provided health care, food packs, better communication between organizations and more volunteers work. Immigrants' sending back to their home countries just move the problem. It has to solve there and we should find better ways for EU to help the countries were the refugees come from. I am very happy that in Helsinki city made the great decision in 2013 to provide urgent health care for all undocumented immigrants for the same prices that Helsinki residents pay and to arrange comprehensive health care services for children and pregnant women among the undocumented population. I have been pleasantly surprised having learned that in Helsinki, Turku and Oulu works the Global Clinic organization, which gives free medical and legal help to immigrants.
Who am I?
Svetlana Mustafi, 33. Student of Diaconia University of Applied Sciences in Finland, Master of Degree programme in Promotion of health and wellbeing at risk of exclusion.
Literature
Jemina Heinonen, 2016. Global Clinic. Health services for paperless immigrants. Introduction at Diak. 23.4.16.
Marja Katisko,(by Ikali Karvinen) 2016. Undocumented migration and life without rights in welfare state. Introduction at Diak 24.4.2016.
Sakari Kainulainen, 2016. Poverty in Welfare State. Introduction at Diak. 23.4.16.
