Immigration security

Is Europe Losing Itself Under The Threat Of Terror?

This past year’s events have already caused considerably heated debates on Europe’s illegal immigration crisis. Now the November 13 attacks in Paris have thrown fuel on an already incendiary debate.

In his address to the world following the terrorist attacks, French President François Hollande declared a state of emergency and said all of the country’s borders would be closed, fearing other attackers could be making their way in. Slovenia, Austria and Germany also suspended their open borders system.

Authorities throughout Europe who catch refugees crossing the border are legally required to collect their fingerprints and file them in a European database. Those refugees are then officially processed for asylum status in that country and are not allowed to seek asylum elsewhere. If the refugees move on to their intended final destination, they can be turned back.