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Guardian (30 April 2017). 'Europe's dirty secret': officials on Chios scramble to cope with rising tensions. Available from https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/28/refugees-greece-europe-dirty-secret-chios-detention-centres-bursting-point

Some questions could arise when we read the article "Europe’s dirty secret” (Guardian, 2017). The questions could be: Are we treating in a humane manner people that feel that were invited to come to European Union?

European Union invite people to come to Europe in order to help them to live in better conditions than they have in their own country. It is difficult not to sympathize with the horrors and the difficulties that these people live. Trying to help others is a humane act. The question is: Are we providing better conditions than they have in their own country? The question could be difficult to answer. How could we know if the conditions that we are providing are better? However it is not difficult to answer the following question: Are we respect them? People that come to Europe are feeling as they were prisoners waiting for an answer about their asylum application. If the asylum application is rejected migrants are sent to Turkey. Where is their Freedom? Some of them come to European Union and it is not advisable to return because if they do they will be murdered. People are suffering so much that in March a young Syrian self-immolated and the cases of self-harm, mental illness and attempted suicides have been increasing. Another question could arise: Are we respecting the rights of all European citizens? Some European citizens said that their lives change in a negative way. One European citizen said: “It’s been a catastrophe for locals” (BBC, 2017). Moreover, people do not feel free of complaining. People said that when they complain they are always branded a fascist. In conclusion, we should always think in the consequences of our acts. When we invite people to come to Europe we should provide humane conditions. However, it is not always easy to calculate the future. As we know, in order to deal with migrant crisis in European Union we make a deal with Turkey Government that receive the migrants who is denied asylum. If it is the better way to deal or not is another question.