In the aftermath of the Paris terrorist attacks and the growing security threat terrorist groups pose, Europe and the rest of the world face difficult decisions concerning counterterrorism and civil liberties. The people hurt most in this debate? The refugees.
Countries like France, Belgium, England, Germany and the United States have right to fear future terroristic actions on their soil, and strengthening protective measures is a necessary step. However, how far does one go to protect citizens and ignore the plight of innocents trying to flee the same terror?
In this difficult question to answer we can see how some European Union Nations have been reacting. The ease in which Belgian terrorists entered into France is alarming, and ending a passport free Europe has been discussed. But what this problem truly hinges upon is how to deal with the refugees, and what rights citizens are willing to give up.
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