To understand why parents risk so much to leave Turkey (overloaded with refugees) read: http://thedisorderofthings.com/2015/09/03/the-status-of-syrian-nationals-residing-in-turkey/ …https://twitter.com/melissarfleming/status/668790637643304960 …
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Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan are already hosting over four million refugees. Funding is so short in some that parents can't feed their kids.
The idea that the refugees are "safe" in neighboring countries—bursting at the seams—is false. They face grave hunger. Homelessness. Worse.
@zeynep Agree - that's why the support we give isn't just about 1st £10 ... need to think long-term.https://twitter.com/butterflycolour/status/648502197467090944 …
@zeynep @stephanfaris yeah and how come nobody talks about erdogans game of just letting them go on the boats? why not in 2013-14, but 2015?
@Amar_Carian @stephanfaris That's not how it happened. They got more desperate over time. Aegean coast is hard to police. Very long.
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