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

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Theodora Dragostinova

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Migrants crossing from Serbia into Hungary.

Migrants crossing from Serbia into Hungary

Migrants crossing from Serbia into Hungary. August 24, 2015.

Migrants being rescued near Malta, October 2013.

Migrants being rescued near Malta

Migrants being rescued near Malta, October 2013.

Border fence between Hungary and Serbia, 2015.

Border fence between Hungary and Serbia

Border fence between Hungary and Serbia, 2015.

Refugees travelling through Slovenia, October 2015.

Refugees travelling through Slovenia

Refugees travelling through Slovenia, October 2015.

Migrants waiting to enter Germany, October 2015.

Migrants waiting to enter Germany

Migrants waiting to enter Germany, October 2015.

Striking Syrian refugees at a railway station.

Striking Syrian refugees

Striking Syrian refugees at a railway station in Budapest, Hungary, September 2015.

Rescued migrants arriving in Italy.

Rescued migrants arriving in Italy

Rescued migrants arriving in Italy, June 2015.

Syrian and Iraqi refugees

Syrian and Iraqi refugees

Syrian and Iraqi refugees departed from Turkey and arrive on the Greek island of Lesvos. October, 2015.

German expulsion of Poles from Reichsgau Wartheland, 1939.

German expulsion of Poles

German expulsion of Poles from Reichsgau Wartheland, 1939.

Refugees in Travnik, Bosnia.

Refugees in Travnik, Bosnia

Refugees in Travnik, Bosnia, 1993.

Palestinian refugees leaving the Galilee, 1948.

Palestinian refugees

Palestinian refugees leaving the Galilee, 1948.

Arrival of Czech refugees.

Arrival of Czech refugees

Arrival of Czech refugees in Prague, October 1938.

Children waiting to be evacuated from Spain.

Children waiting to be evacuated from Spain

Children waiting to be evacuated from Spain during the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939.

Syrian refugees in Ramtha. Jordan.

Syrian refugees in Ramtha, Jordan

Syrian refugees in Ramtha. Jordan, August 2013.

Pakistani shops and restaurants in Manchester, England.

"The Curry Mile" in England

Pakistani shops and restaurants on Wilmslow Road in Manchester, England, nicknamed "The Curry Mile."

Pro-refugee graffiti.

Pro-refugee graffiti. Ljubljana, Slovenia

Pro-refugee graffiti. Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 2015. Photo by M.A. Johnson

Pro-refugee graffiti.

Pro-refugee graffiti. Ljubljana, Slovenia

Pro-refugee graffiti. Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 2015. Photo by M.A. Johnson

Anti-refugee graffiti.

Anti-refugee graffiti. Ljubljana, Slovenia

Anti-refugee graffiti. Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 2015. Photo by M.A. Johnson

Pro-refugee and anti-refugee graffiti.

Pro-refugee and anti-refugee graffiti. Ljubljana, Slovenia

Pro-refugee and anti-refugee graffiti. Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 2015. Photo by M.A. Johnson

Syrian refugee camp near Aleppo, Syria.

Syrian refugee camp

Syrian refugee camp near Aleppo, Syria. August 3, 2012.

Armenian refugees fleeing Turkey.

Armenian refugees

Armenian refugees fleeing Turkey, 1915-1923.

Migrants walking through Hungary on their way to Austria.

Migrants walking through Hungary

Migrants walking through Hungary on their way to Austria, September 2015.

Migrants in Budapest railway station travelling to Germany.

Migrants in Budapest railway station

Migrants in Budapest railway station travelling to Germany, September 2015.

Illegal border crossing from Serbia to Hungary.

Illegal border crossing from Serbia to Hungary

Illegal border crossing from Serbia to Hungary, August 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/index.php/article/refugees-or-immigrants-migration-crisis-europe-historical-perspective.