英语演讲：德国英国应对难民危机

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Faced with the biggest human exodus since World War II,this unprecedented humanitarian crisis, Some countries are trying their best to build fences,strengthen borders and shut their doors, while others are opening their hearts and homes to make sure the world does not see devastating pictures like that of little Aylan Kurdi,who washed up on a Turkish beach,ever again. We will present you some countries’s responses to the crisis and briefly point out the reason behind their action.

德国部分

Germany pledged to take in an estimated800,000refugees this year more than any other UN nation and announced$9.6billion aid package to help ease the crisis.

Time magazine even named Chancellor Angela Merkel as its person of the year for2015，hailing her leadership during debt and refugee crises.

Of course,Merkel also drew criticism,even inside her own party,for fueling the influx by giving asylum seekers the green light to come to Germany.

And because of the complexity of the issue,the German government's attitude to the crisis has changed many times over the past year.

In July,German government showed a prudent attitude towards the refugee issue.

Then a change was seen in September,after this photo drawing international attention and sympathy.And Germany showed a gesture of wide welcome.

Later on,faced with the doubled even quadrupled asylum seekers,Germany had to reinstated border controls to slow the influx.

Although Germany didn’t punish Syrians for what happened in Paris,In December14,Merkel says Germany will slow down refugee intake in everyone's best interests.

So Why did German opened their arms to the refugees and then decided to temporarily close the border?I think there are various reasons for the stands of Germany.first of all it is the history of this country where it plays a role for that kind of humanitarian decisions.Second is the industry of Germany might require labour which could be offered by Syrian refugees.Admitting hundreds of thousands of migrants will help shore up its labour base for years to come.and thirdly,just not long ago,Germany was under fire for mismanaging Greece and the entire financial crisis.it is the negative image of Germany in Europe that led Merkel start this kind of initiatives to improve that image.The refugee issue is the second chance for Germany to show that it can lead Europe into the future.However,at the same time Germany alone is not able to solve the problem and that is why they decided to close its borders with Austria and now shrink the number.

英国部分

Let’s come to Britain.Unlike Germany,the UK has no real need for more migrants.

The UK's workforce is forecast to grow,while Germany's is expected to shrink.

the dependency ratio(the proportion of expensive older people in the population relative to able-bodied,tax-generating workers)is rising much quicker in Germany than in the UK.

This helps to explain why David Cameron only pledged to take in20,000Syrian refugees over five years,a paltry figure compared to Germany.

Besides,The refugee crisis engulfing Europe is putting David Cameron's Conservative government into an impossible position.It may even trigger Britain leaving the European Union.

Long before the refugee crisis erupted,migration was one of the biggest factors in how people were going to vote in the EU referendum.