05-01-2015, 10:41
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Re: Unstoppable migration?
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New restrictions on Syrians entering Lebanon come into force on Monday, further tightening the flow of asylum seekers trying to escape the war.
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There are some 1.1 million officially registered Syrian refugees in Lebanon, perhaps another half a million Syrians who are not registered.
So one in three of the population of this tiny, fragile country is a Syrian. It's as if more than 20 million refugees arrived in Britain.
In Lebanon, rents are up, wages are down, and refugee families are living 10 or 15 people to a room, or in makeshift camps in the mud and snow.
Resentment against Syrians is increasing. Some towns and villages have imposed curfews on the new arrivals, enforced by vigilante groups. Above all, many Lebanese fear the country's religious and sectarian balance is being altered in a way that will eventually trigger a renewed civil war here.
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So where will they all head for now?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-30657003
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