REFUGEE CRISES- A CAVEAT

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A LITMUS TEST FOR ACCOMMODATING REFUGEES

As long as there are wars (and there will always be), there will always be refugees. The problem is not about the migration pattern, but of more concern is their impact on the host nations. Notwithstanding the emotions and sentiments, there is the need for caution. History is the mother of all scientific reasoning either present or futuristic. The evidence of history is enough to save us from the shallow reasoning and short-sightedness of emotions. Policies at accommodating refugees must take cognizance of the following;
1.      Individual personality
2.      A test of social loyalty: Will they be loyal to the new establishment in which they find themselves or they find it ‘unholy’ and disgusting? This leads to;
3.      Religious affiliation/Belief system: The rate of accommodation or adaptation of a group depends on the substance of relationship as enshrined in such customs they subscribe to or their articles of faith.
4.      Criminal records
5.      Size and disposition towards procreation or family planning
6.      Economic Impact: Having a large junk of dependent population poses a serious threat to the economy of host nation with strains on social welfare.
At some point in time, refugees or Immigrants will become scapegoats in the event of economic downturn, political/social disorder. Israel in Egypt, Jews in Germany under Hitler, Black lives matter movement, and many other ethno-religious conflicts in history has targeted migrant populations.

Also, at some point in time, the issue of political participation and representation will surface that is, Minority vs Majority leading to social upheavals and subsequently leading to the emergence of social movement and pressure groups, political parties, or at the very extreme, terror groups. Since inequality and social differentiation will always occur in such societies, it is impossible to maintain the highest rate of loyalty.

Host nations will also have to contend with the issue of new emerging sub-cultures and counter-cultures and must adequately be able to either accommodate or denounce them in relations to best standard, which is in fact determined by local politics and general public opinion and not necessarily the position of the United Nations or friendly foreign policies.


Social loyalty can be tested and effectively verified. It is by so doing that host countries can effectively integrate today’s refugees into their new found home and it will also guide countries facing refugee crises to reject those who may constitute deviants and a stumbling block in the pursuit of peace happiness or a common course of progress.

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