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1) They are people coming from waraffected areas of M. East and other
regions who might be trying to escape
from a war, but they are also being used
by terrorists as a concealment veil to mix
and hide among crowd, while they are
trying to make entry into the west.
2) Most targets were hit by second or
third generation immigrants acted on
behalf of Islamic radicalism. This means
two things. One is that they were not able
to adjust and adapt the ways of the life in
their new area of residence as a family.
Two is that within west there are people
who are playing the role of recruiting and
radicalization.
3)Many people claim that these are the
aftermath of an imperialistic operation by
the West in order to control regions for oil
and power. Would not doubt this, but I
will set two questions for some thoughts.
In those regions, there are Kurdish people
who fight for their land (women, children,
elders, men). Why don’t they also run
away?... second question is based upon
FRONTEX data which gives only a 20-25%
of those flows, to be of true Syrian and
Iraqi origin. Rest of them are coming from
countries who are in a state of peace
(officially at least). Pakistan, Afghanistan,
Algeria, Nigeria and others.... so, they are
not refugees of war but rather economic
immigrants. How are they affected by
these "imperialist operations”?
4) Clash of civilizations. This is a very
serious issue. Any person who has
travelled to the M. East and countries of
the Gulf, is fully aware that if he does not
comply with customs there, the least he
will get is a brief jail time in their prisons.
Won’t even mention what will happen in a
case of great offense of their customs. In
comparison, some countries of the West
World, support that culture of immigrants
should have a first say over the ones that
legal residents and natives have, by
showing some tolerance in order for them
to integrate better within existing
communities. A very simplistic and very
naive way of thinking.

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