Greece Case Study

• Where do refugees travel from?


  Turkey,Syria,Afghanistan,Iraq or Somalia
• How many arrived from January to August 2016 and how many were children

  240,000-a quarter were children
• Dangerous journey


  smugglers take them across the Mediterranean often in overcrowded boats
• What is an example of the overcrowded camp?


  Moira Camp
• What are the conditions of the overcrowded camps?


  limited food and shelter up to 30 people living in a shelter made from a shipping container
• How are immigrant children affected education-wise


  Limited education
• What is a fear immigrants have to constantly deal with?

  Being sent back
• What are the two possible options for refugees


  those who gain refugee status can move into the other countries like Germany while others are sent back to Turkey
• What does the slow pace of the process do?


  Increase crime/number who join extremist movements
• What are issues for children?

  protection issues as many travel alone and may be exploited
• Why are immigrants being attacked?

  Greece enters its 7th year in recession so xenophobia is high
• What is the unemployment rate in Greece?

  25 percent unemployment
• Example of limited support from other euro countries

  Idomeni Camp at the border with Macedonian housing 12,000 people
• What's a political party example of anti immigrant beliefs

  Neo Nazi Golden Dawn Party
• How many refugees in 2017

  62,000
• How does immigration threaten the national economy

  pressure on Greek tourism
• How many arrive every day

  600
• How many arrive in Lesvos every day

  300
• How did arrivals in Lesvos grow?


  737 in January 2015 to over 7,200 in May