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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
Heard this early this morning on the world service. Worth a listen. Migrants expectations on arrival in Germany (Hamberg) vs the reality. A pity that those desperate people trying to get there won't believe it.
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Yes, that's certainly what's happening. Quite some time ago I recall seeing a TV interview with a guy in Lampedusa IIRC. The reception centre conditions there were appalling, he'd seen what was going on elsewhere and he'd been in contact with other friends and relatives in Libya telling them not to come. They'd all chosen not to believe him and come regardless.
I honestly believe some people don't fully appreciate just how desperate these migrants are and how they'll choose to believe virtually anything, except the awful truth. That'd account for why they take such extreme chances and are driven to risk their lives - nobody in their right mind would set off into a leaky boat if they really believed they'd drown. They've made their decision, this is their last hope and they'll understandably do whatever they can to get what they want. Managing the expectations of these people is going to be a massive challenge and I believe impossible. Dealing with all the ramifications of their broken dreams (albeit unrealistic ones) in the coming months and years will be another matter entirely. How many times do we need to see this repeated around the world before we realise that assimilation on such a scale and at such speed is impossible?
Meanwhile, at least the traffickers are being targeted but once again the sheer numbers of them are putting huge strain on the prison system in Austria:
http://www.thelocal.at/20151006/pris...ople-smugglers
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Ten of Austria’s 27 prisons are hopelessly overcrowded due to the amount of people smugglers being held in custody awaiting trial. According to a report in the Kurier newspaper, 534 people are currently in Austrian prisons on charges of people smuggling.
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More negative ramifications to deal with.