The Pope urges countries not to take in more migrants than they can 'assimilate'....

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UK Daily Mail:

Jennifer Newton

Nov. 3 2016

 

Pope Francis has urged countries not to take in more migrants than they can 'assimilate' saying it could lead to ghettoization. The Pontiff had been had been on a visit to Sweden, which has welcomed 245,000 refugees in 2015, to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.

 

But on the flight back to Rome, he held an impromptu press conference where he was asked about the European migrant crisis. And he said that even though countries shouldn't 'close their hearts' to refugees, they do have the right to assess their capacity to effectively integrate them into society. He told reporters: 'Governments must be open to receive them, but also do the calculations regarding their reception (capabilities), because one must not only receive a refugee but also integrate them.

 

'Because so many are arriving That there is no time to make provision for them and that they can find schools, homes, employment, and learn the language. Prudence has to make this calculation.' Later Francis also warned of the dangers of migrants not integrating saying it could pose a 'dangerous' situation. He added: 'What is the danger when a refugee or migrant is not integrated? He is ghettoized, that is, he enters a ghetto. And a culture that does not develop in relation with another culture, that is dangerous.'

 

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