migrant crisis
Mass relocation turmoil
A migrant crisis is a period when large numbers of people flee their home countries, overwhelming the capacity of destination countries or transit routes to absorb them.
The term gained currency during the 2015 European refugee crisis, when millions fled Syria and other conflict zones.
The migrant crisis strained border resources.
The phrasing can be politically charged—emphasizing "crisis" frames migrants as a problem rather than focusing on their circumstances.
- refugee campsTemporary housing for displaced persons
- tent citiesClusters of temporary shelters
- integration challengesDifficulties combining separate elements
- host countryNation organizing an event
- aid distributionAllocating humanitarian supplies
border controls · border wall · conflict · persecution · human trafficking · war · poverty · housing shortages · asylum policies · political instability · climate change · resettlement programs · family separation · NGOs · rescue boats · Mediterranean Sea · medical care · emergency relief
- 2000s PoliticsTrump, Obama, Biden, Brexit, Putin
- 2015 NewsParis attacks, Charlie Hebdo, San Bernardino, Apple Watch, Windows 10
- Mediterranean migrationsea crossing, Lesbos, smugglers, asylum seekers, boat people
- Modern EuropeEU, European Union, euro, eurozone, European Parliament
- Modern FranceCharles de Gaulle, National Assembly, French politics, National Front, far right
- immigrationimmigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship, asylum
migrant crisisleisure travel
Recreational journeys away from home
vacation · mass tourism · tourism boom · study abroad · luxury travel
migrant crisisclosed borders
Restricted national entry points
immigration control · border security · travel ban · isolationism
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