These videos give an overview of some of the major issues, so many facets to this situation. It connects the wars against Islamic extremism to the politics of the European Union.
-Where are the biggest refugee groups coming from?
-What is the Schengen Zone and why is it being challenged by the refugee crisis?
-Which countries are receiving extremely high numbers of migrants?
-Why are many migrants seeking to get to Germany?
-What are some of the challenges European countries are having in receiving migrants?
-What are some of the challenges migrants face after they reach Europe?
1. Overview
a) Migrant crisis explained - Yahoo - 5 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8ROTJR6Z-s
b) The European refugee crisis and Syria explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvOnXh3NN9w
2. Schengen Zone
a) What is the Schengen Zone? 2:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz4vlS1QGhw
b) The role of the Shengen Zone in the migration crisis - 2 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGegWCS24ZE
3. Why so many migrants are heading to Germany and Sweden? - 2 min
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/11856382/Why-are-migrants-heading-to-Germany-and-Sweden.html
4. Obstacles refugees face
a) We walk together: a Syrian family's journey to the heart of Europe -15 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubGhzVdnhQw
b) Refugee family smuggled from Syria to Greece
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPnxc4vvKZk
5. EU's new plans to relocate refugees - Bloomberg - 1:10
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-13/germany-reinstates-austria-border-controls-amid-refugee-crisis
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