Refugees or Immigrants? The Migration Crisis in Europe in Historical Perspective

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Theodora Dragostinova

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Top ten European countries that received asylum applications.

Countries receiving asylum applications

Top ten European countries that received asylum applications between January-September 2015.

European asylum applicants between January 1-June 30, 2015.

European asylum applicants

European asylum applicants between January 1-June 30, 2015.

Asylum applicants' countries of origin between January 1-June 30, 2015.

Asylum applicants' countries of origin

Asylum applicants' countries of origin between January 1-June 30, 2015.

Percentage of non-UK born people in England and Wales from 1951 to 2011.

Non-UK born people in England and Wales

Percentage of non-UK born people in England and Wales from 1951 to 2011.

The rise and fall of UK asylum applicants during the 1990s and 2000s.

The rise and fall of UK asylum applicants

The rise and fall of UK asylum applicants during the 1990s and 2000s.

Map of the 1995 Schengen Area (blue); Countries with open borders (turquoise); Countries legally obliged to join (orange).

Map of the 1995 Schengen Area

Map of the 1995 Schengen Area (blue); Countries with open borders (turquoise); Countries legally obliged to join (orange).

States applying Dublin regulation (blue); EU-Denmark agreement (red); non-EU member states in agreement (green).

States applying Dublin regulation

States applying Dublin regulation (blue); EU-Denmark agreement (red); non-EU member states in agreement (green).

The EU mandatory quota plan for Syrian asylum seekers, September 5, 2015.

The EU mandatory quota plan

The EU mandatory quota plan for Syrian asylum seekers, September 5, 2015.

Number and location of Syrian refugees, migrants, and IDPs, June 13, 2012.

Syrian displacement

Number and location of Syrian refugees, migrants, and IDPs, June 13, 2012.

Number of Syrian refugees in select Middle East countries, September 2015.

Syrian refugees in the Middle East

Number of Syrian refugees in select Middle East countries, September 2015.

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Theodora Dragostinova , "Refugees or Immigrants? The Migration Crisis in Europe in Historical Perspective" , Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective

November, 2015

https://origins.osu.edu/article/refugees-or-immigrants-migration-crisis-europe-historical-perspective.