It gets to fulfill its basic humanitarian duties in the time of war. This is far more important than any negative impact that might be created by an influx of refugees by way of dilution of cultural identity. There are always things to be learned from people of different cultures, and this interaction can also be used to identify with one's own culture more closely. Economic stimulus is also bound to occur when the workforce is buoyed by newer talents. The citizens will also find a way to get out and do more, learn more, travel more, inspired as they will be the work ethic of migrants, who will have more drive to build and succeed due to their uprootedness. All negative consequences can be addressed by a robust state organisation.

Damascus is one of the world's oldest cities, in an area that's been called the cradle of civilisation. And our civilisation has shown its values by destroying both city and the country of Syria fundamentally because of the west's desire for oil - Rupert Murdoch is just one of the people on the board of Genie Energy, who are drilling there to ensure Murdoch's newspapers continute to roll off the presses. It's the last gasp of a gerentocratic elite who want to acquire all the wealth they can before the world is transformed by wide access to cheap energy from renewable sources. And the very least that the EU can and should do in return is accept Syrian refugees from Turkey. Look at the world from enough of a distance and you'll see that all these crazy decisions are made by members of the same species - and we need to look after one another.

Actually Syria's refugees are a golden opportunity for Europe!!

Why is it Europe’s duty? Anyone can ask this question, because it’s important to mention that neighbouring countries have already done their part of the job. Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan have already taken over 4.5 million refugees, representing over 95% of the total number of refugees. The amount of refugees coming to Europe represent between 250’000 to 500’000, which is a drop in the ocean of the over 500 million inhabitants of Europe.

It's abvious that the culture and lifestyles are likely to have some undesired impacts on the societies of those European countries. Different religious background, equality of man and women, right to work and earn money ..etc. They are blatantly provoking the Muslims how badly the Christian world has been degenerated albeit they are very happy in their comfort zones in those countries in which the predominant cultures and religion are Christianity. If they ever find themselves in a situation where they face deportation, the first doors they would knock on would be the 'Infidel Christian Lawyers' to rescue them from deportations!

It all brings us to the question: Does Europe really have a duty towards these refugees?

I thinkthat Morals are based on what is deemed “right” and “wrong”, and can differ from person to person. But this does imply that morals are the result of free will. Someone helping the poor because he feels it’s the right thing to do is applying his morals. Duty implies something that you hqve to do, which means it is not the result of free will.

In addition, “Europe” is not a single sentient entity. At its foundation are its inhabitants, and the vast majority of them are not responsible for the wars waged in the Middle East or the riches plundered in colonial times. So in this context the average European also has no “moral duty” whatsoever.

A sense of having done the right thing? Syrians are trying to save their own lives. The chance of being killed if staying there is very high, so removing themselves from that situation is only logical. They are human beings with human needs, and need somewhere to exist, so the EU should give them that. Besides that, immigrants have always added greatly to the cultures they live in. The UK is a mixture of many different ethnicities, some stretching back generations, others newly arrived. People bring with them skills, traditions and ideas, different educations, different ways of thinking about things, and the country only gains from these new foods, artworks, clothing, and skills.