シリア難民はなぜ危険なボートに命を賭けるか。

 

 

16:14　But I have to ask:

what if she didn't have to take that risk? Why did she have to go through all that? Why wasn't there a legal way for her to study in Europe? Why couldn't Masa have taken an airplane to Sweden? Why couldn't Bassem have found work? Why is there no massive resettlement program for Syrian refugees, the victims of the worst war of our times? The world did this for the Vietnamese in the 1970s. Why not now? Why is there so little investment in the neighboring countries hosting so many refugees? And why, the root question, is so little being done to stop the wars, the persecution and the poverty that is driving so many people to the shores of Europe? Until these issues are resolved, people will continue to take to the seas and to seek safety and asylum.

17:27
And what happens next? Well, that is largely Europe's choice. And I understand the public fears. People are worried about their security, their economies, the changes of culture. But is that more important than saving human lives? Because there is something fundamental here that I think overrides the rest, and it is about our common humanity. No person fleeing war or persecution should have to die crossing a sea to reach safety.

 

18:07
(Applause)

 

18:13
One thing is for sure, that no refugee would be on those dangerous boats if they could thrive where they are. And no migrant would take that dangerous journey if they had enough food for themselves and their children. And no one would put their life savings in the hands of those notorious smugglers if there was a legal way to migrate.

 

シリア難民たちは、かなり裕福な部類で、スマホを使って情報交換をしながら、旅をしてくるという。

ということは、悪徳密輸業者にほとんど騙されるような形で命を落とす難民たちがたくさんいることだって知っているはずだ。

それでも、その悪徳業者に身をまかせるってなんなんだろう？

大体、水難事故で何百人と溺死しているのは、シリアの状況云々というか、ようするに悪徳密輸業者のせいという面が大きい。

それなのになぜそのボートに乗るしかないのか？

でも乗るしかないから乗っちゃうわけだよね。

 

それはそうなんだろうとは思っていたけど、やっぱり国連の難民高等弁務官が、 そう言っている。

でもその辺をもう少しプロから教えてほしかったな。

なんで悪徳密輸業者がここまではびこり、そこに頼るしかないのか。