Arrival of new Refugee may be long term gain for Europe: Anjali Sahay

Speaking at the International conference on “Migration, Diaspora and Development” during 20-21 February 2016, organised by GRFDT at India International Centre, New Delhi, Dr. Anjali Sahay emphasised the long term gain associated with the arrival of new refugees in some countries. Is the recent crisis that emerged due to the Syrian refugee, Dr. Sahay said, “migration and refugee movements have gained unprecedented momentum in recent months with the intensification of the Syrian Refugee crisis”.  The outpouring of millions of refugees crossing over to advanced industrial countries for resettlement has sparked off many economic and political debates on the broader issue of migration and asylum seekers and their impact on many European countries as well as in United States. At the political level, countries are debating the immigration policies, border security, and cap