Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Disappointed Iraqi migrants return home with ‘idealized’ expectations of Europe shattered...

Thousands of Iraqi migrants have become disillusioned by Europe and end up returning to their home country, according to a new report. Facing asylum delays and poor living conditions, they said their idealized expectations have been dwarfed by harsh realities.

Migrants who chose to go back to Iraq said the quality of life in Europe was overrated, according to the report titled “Migration Flows from Iraq to Europe: Reasons Behind Migration” published by the International Organization for Migration on Tuesday. Migrants cited an extremely long asylum application process, poor living conditions and general disappointment with the way of life in Europe as being among the main reasons for their return, IOM said.

“The study, based on interviews in Europe, and with Iraqis who returned home, said returnees reported that life in Europe had been idealized and that the reality was more difficult than expected,” Farhan Haq, deputy UN spokesman, said as quoted by Xinhua news agency.

IOM had assisted with the repatriation of some 9,600 Iraqis last year and through June of this year, the agency reported. However, the actual number could be even higher as many migrants returned home without IOM help.

Before immigrating many Iraqis viewed Europe as a “paradise”, the report stated. However, once they got there, they realized that settling in was not as easy as they had imagined. Full story...

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