Abstract

Germany has accepted millions of refugees since their arrival in January 2015. Even though they came with various sets of human skills and previous experiences, a bigger section of the Syrian refugees has a common Asian origin. Since the immigration of Syrians in Germany characterized a larger tendency of what was taking place all over Europe at the time, it appeared suitable to explore their case for this research paper. Therefore, this research investigates the socioeconomic impacts of Syrian refuges in Germany along with the solutions that offer refugees organization to participate in their individual development and integration into the German space. The considerations for improving the integration of refugees and allowing them to participate in a constructive manner to their host communities serve as future recommendation to the German government in its effort to contain the humanitarian crisis caused by the immigrants. The research is divided into sections covering different aspects such as the general introduction to the topic, study’s hypothesis and thesis statements, and the impact of Syrian refugees on economy (history, inflation and GDP). It discusses the impact caused on the German community, managing the influx, efficient refugee policy, along with the social impact on Syrian refugees. Broadly, this research contributes to a developing body of literature on how refugees can help as economic advantage rather than being a liability.

Introduction

Exploring the socioeconomic impacts of Syrian refuges in Germany is important in understanding the best approaches of containing the situation before it becomes immensely unbearable for the government to manage. The European Union experienced an unparalleled arrival of refugees between January 2015 and end of 2016, widely known as the European refugee crisis (Peter). Millions of refugees traversed the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas in an effort to arrive at Europe, following the reports given by the refugee agency of the United Nations, United Nations High Commission for Refugees (Bagir). A number of refugees lost their lives in the process, drowning on the dangerous sea routes. Germany has been a lure for immigrants who successfully traverse the routes into the country, receiving more immigrants than any other nation within the European Union. In the year 2015, Germany excellently implemented an open border policy and within the same year, it received hundreds of refugees with nearly equal amounts of formal applications for offer of political asylum to the refugees. This time characterized the highest number of applications received every year in the history of the Federal Republic and Germany is experiencing a backlog of applications as shown in the figure below.

Thesis & Hypothesis

The current research investigates the socioeconomic impacts of Syrian refuges in Germany, recommending that embracing an improved integration can adequately be accomplished by nurturing economic empowerment and self-reliance among the refugee populations. The economic integration of refugees fosters social, political, and cultural inclusion of the Syrian immigrants in Germany. With the current regime, opportunities for an effective asylum system are accessible and all that should be done is to pass them in a sound course of action. This research maintains that it is in the course of the waiting time that Syrian refu