Why is the refugee crisis all over the news? How is this related to Syria? Why should we care at all?

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Sources used for this video:

http://www.unhcr.org.uk/about-us/key-facts-and-figures.html

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/oct/27/uk-mediterranean-migrant-rescue-plan

http://www.vox.com/2015/9/8/9277127/syrian-refugees-photos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Europe

http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/fluechtlinge-aus-syrien-die-golfstaaten-nehmen-keine-fluechtlinge-auf-a-1051885.html

http://www.pewforum.org/2011/01/27/the-future-of-the-global-muslim-population/

https://muslimstatistics.wordpress.com/2014/02/06/pew-fertility-rate-for-muslims-and-non-muslims-in-europe/

http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/06/03/us-syria-population-idUSTRE6522FS20100603

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/05/syria-forces-war-crime-barrel-bombs-aleppo-amnesty-report

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/12/understanding-syria-from-pre-civil-war-to-post-assad/281989/

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-mythical-connection-between-immigrants-and-crime-1436916798

http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2015/07/immigration-and-crime

http://www.turkeyagenda.com/crime-rate-among-syrian-refugees-remain-way-lower-than-expected-1199.htmlz

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-24583286

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria

http://www.vox.com/2015/9/4/9261971/syria-refugee-war

The economist, Time Magazine

The European Refugee Crisis and Syria Explained