Europe and Tiny Percentage

: The flood of refugees into Europe only became a crisis in our minds when a tiny percentage of the Syrians who have been camping out in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan for years decided that conditions were so dire they would risk the perilous trip to Europe, according to Globe and Mail. For four years, those countries have been responding to streams of refugees on a scale not seen since the Second World War. This is a catch-all ASF view; only displays when an unsupported article type is put in an ASF drop zone One element of that calamity that cries out for an urgent response is the plight of the region refugees, and the enormous impact they have had on the countries in the region that have accommodated them. Syria neighbours are now collapsing under the weight of their own hospitality. History provides a template for an effective response. According to the World Bank, the stress of playing host to more than one million refugees in Lebanon is estimated to have cost an extra $1-billion from 2012 to 2014, and likely caused 170,000 Lebanese to slide into poverty. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.