Immigration and war in the present day

Lately in the news the has been a lot of focus on immigration so as part of my FMP I thought I would research into this because it has a lot of  with how during WW2 Europeans flooded into the middle east.

• The conflict in Syria continues to be the biggest cause of migration.
• Although not all of those arriving in Europe choose to claim asylum, many do. Germany received the highest number of new asylum applications in 2015, with more than 476,000.
• Hungary moved into second place for asylum applications, as more migrants have tried to make the journey overland through Greece and the Western Balkans. It had 177,130 applications by the end of December

 

•  more than 3,770 migrants are reported to have died trying to cross the Mediterranean in 2015.
• Most died on the crossing from north Africa to Italy, and more than 800 died in the Aegean crossing from Turkey to Greece.
• The summer months are usually when most fatalities occur as it is the busiest time for migrants attempting to reach Europe.
• Most of those heading for Greece take the relatively short voyage from Turkey to the islands of Kos, Chios, Lesvos and Samos - often in flimsy rubber dinghies or small wooden boats.