Angelina Jolie on Migrant Crisis: They Need Generosity. A-list actress and special envoy of the United Nations, Angelina Jolie-Pitt encouraged the international audience that the current migrant crisis needs utmost generosity not a "politics of fear".
In London, wife of Brad Pitt said in a speech that this is a duty for everyone. The alternative, she asserts, would result in chaos.
She has also expressed her opinion on the presumptive American presidential nominee Donald Trump's stand on Mexican immigrants. She criticized his stand on building a wall for the immigrants and the temporary banning of Muslims in the country.
Jolie-Pitt has said that people in EU are overcome by the "politics of fear" and "separation". She compares helping the migrants to open your house when your neighbor's house is on fire. "Strength lies in being unafraid," she adds.
As of now, United Nations is setting out a plan to re-settle about 10 percent of the refugees every year.
The conflict in Syria has driven out a lot of residents. The migrants are from Afghanistan, Albania, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria and Ukraine. 135,711 people are seeking asylum in the European Union.
All in all, there are about a million migrant applications. Germany is receiving a lot of applicants with about 476,000. Hungary has 177,130. Other countries with applicants are the UK, Poland, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Austria, Romania, Bulgaria, Italy, Greece, Spain, and Portugal. Some of these countries set a quota as to how many of the migrants they are willing to accommodate.
It is noted that there is the difficulty for these countries to arrive at the borders. Some people are using overcrowded boats with fatal consequences.
As of now, Germany has granted 140,910 applications. Sweden has approved 32,215. Italy has approved 29,615. France lets 20,630 migrants in. Netherlands approved 16,450 applications. The UK has granted 13,905 migrant requests.
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