• dustojnikhummer@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    They are forced out of their countries.

    What prevents them from seeking safety in the first safe country? Egypt etc, there are no civil wars there

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      1 year ago

      Usually, because they know a second language, but the first safe country they pass through doesn’t use that language, or because they’ve got a relative living legally in a different country that they think can help them.