EU: Of 600,000 refugees, only 20% are Syrian, 72% men

[Clipper Nation]

The refugee wave sweeping over the European Union has nearly reached last year's total of 662,000, but despite reports that many are families from Syria just 20 percent are from that war-torn nation and most are younger men.

Eurostat, the EU's statistical agency, said that by August, 600,000 had arrived at the union's border seeking asylum, but just 121,500 were from Syria. The rest came from a collection of other countries including Kosovo, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Pew noted that while the number of Syrians fleeing was lower than the impression given by the media coverage, many from other countries are claiming to be Syrian because people from that nation appear to be on the fast-track for asylum.

"Syrians are the biggest single group of asylum applicants this year, comprising about 20 percent of the total (though some refugees from other countries reportedly are claiming to be Syrian, in the hopes of improving their chances of gaining asylum). More than half the asylum seekers, in fact, are from just five countries: Syria, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Albania and Iraq. Most (72 percent) are male, and more than half (54 percent) are ages 18 to 34; men in that age bracket account for fully 43 percent of asylum applicants," said Pew.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/eu...rticle/2573083

[ChumpDumper]

The refugee wave sweeping over the European Union has nearly reached last year's total of 662,000, but despite reports that many are families from Syria just 20 percent are from that war-torn nation and most are younger men.

Eurostat, the EU's statistical agency, said that by August, 600,000 had arrived at the union's border seeking asylum, but just 121,500 were from Syria. The rest came from a collection of other countries including Kosovo, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Pew noted that while the number of Syrians fleeing was lower than the impression given by the media coverage, many from other countries are claiming to be Syrian because people from that nation appear to be on the fast-track for asylum.

"Syrians are the biggest single group of asylum applicants this year, comprising about 20 percent of the total (though some refugees from other countries reportedly are claiming to be Syrian, in the hopes of improving their chances of gaining asylum). More than half the asylum seekers, in fact, are from just five countries: Syria, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Albania and Iraq. Most (72 percent) are male, and more than half (54 percent) are ages 18 to 34; men in that age bracket account for fully 43 percent of asylum applicants," said Pew.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/eu...rticle/2573083

The women and children are in camps closer to Syria. Why would you expect the demographics to be anything else given the danger and uncertainty of European passage?

[boutons_deux]

Thanks, Repugs!

[Clipper Nation]

Thanks, Repugs!

Merkel is a "Repug"?

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U.S. petroleum imports from Iraq from 2000 to 2014 (in 1,000 barrels per day)


http://www.statista.com/statistics/1...aq-since-2000/

[hater]

Thanks, Repugs!

[boutons_deux]

Merkel is a "Repug"?

Repugs' gift to Merkel, as part of Repugs' War on Women, is 100Ks of refugees that Repugs won't pay for.

[HarlemHeat37]

Boutons, I've always wondered..do you have your links in queue before logging in to SpursTalk, tbh? You always have a link ready for every post..

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Boutons, I've always wondered..do you have your links in queue before logging in to SpursTalk, tbh? You always have a link ready for every post..

The Great Boutons is unbeatable.

[Wild Cobra]

The Great Boutons is unbeatable.

Only because nobody like to beat .

It spatters all over!

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Only because nobody like to beat .

It spatters all over!

The Great Boutons beats the out of you rightwingnuts everyday.

[SnakeBoy]

The women and children are in camps closer to Syria. Why would you expect the demographics to be anything else given the danger and uncertainty of European passage?

You expected 80% of Syrian refugees to not be from Syria?

[ChumpDumper]

You expected 80% of Syrian refugees to not be from Syria?

What are the other 30% not categorized in the article?

[DarrinS]

The women and children are in camps closer to Syria. Why would you expect the demographics to be anything else given the danger and uncertainty of European passage?

Really?

[ChumpDumper]

Really?

What part are you having trouble with there, Darrin?

[SnakeBoy]

What are the other 30% not categorized in the article?

100% of spurstalk expected you not to answer the question.

[ChumpDumper]

100% of spurstalk expected you not to answer the question.

The numbers don't add up. 30% is unaccounted for.

And no, it's not very surprising. There are lots of places people want to get away from.

Now I expect you to not answer my question.

[boutons_deux]

obvious conspiracy among the Repug states to refuse THEIR refugees, as always, behind a LIE about protecting their states from terrorists,

same conspiratorial LIE about not closing gitmo,

same conspiratorial LIE about killing Planned Parenthood,

etc, etc.

The real motivation is to counter Obama.

[InRareForm]

Boutons, I've always wondered..do you have your links in queue before logging in to SpursTalk, tbh? You always have a link ready for every post..

Lol. I thought the same