Blog 7
According to a recent article, by Ivan Watson, the
population of Syrian refugees in the town of Mafraq, Jordan, is growing at an
incredible rate. Mafraq locals have started calling the city “Syria Town”. I
thought this article seemed relevant to the idea of how population migration is
an effect or result of war.
The Syrian civil war has been going on since 2011, as a
result of demonstrations known as the Arab Spring, which a wide spread protest
demanding the resignation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and, more
importantly, end the four-decade long Ba’ath Party rule.
So what will
happen of the population of Syrians that have migrated out of Syria? There are
not enough jobs in Jordan for the refugees, even before this migration. Turkey
also neighbors Syria, and, though is a wealthier country, is struggling to accommodate
the migration of refugees. However, while allowing refugees residency, they are
denied the right to work. Turkey has also set up refugee camps. Jordan is
experiencing an arising housing problem, as landowners are finding legal ways
to evict tenants and take in refugees who are willing to pay double the price
for living accommodations.
Perhaps a good
way of avoiding further economic damage, due to the Syrian Civil war, would be
to set up safe zones within Syria, where camps could be set up for refugees.
Clyde Lovelady
SOC 202
3/22/13
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