Opening: Imagine being forced out of your homes by men with weapons. Imagine seeing your family being shot in front of your eyes. Now you are forced to trek your way across continents to find shelter, only to be turned away as soon as you arrive. Does this seem fair? I bet it doesn’t, yet this is the inescapable reality to tens of millions of men, women, and children.

Assertion: A lot of the incoming immigrants are young children

Reasoning: Children are often separated by obstacles along the way, others are sent by families who don’t have enough money to pay smugglers for more than a one journey, some lose their parents to war or murder at home, while many escape recruitment as child soldiers or suicide bombers.

Evidence: Last year, more than 23,000 unaccompanied minors applied for asylum in the 28 member countries of the European Union, according to the United Nations. That was before the number of refugees surged this year. By now, 30,000 are estimated to live in Germany alone.

Evidence: Mohammed Safar, from Afghanistan, was, a 14-year-old refugee who suffered a lot. The Taliban killed his father because his mother was a teacher, he said. It was she who told him and his 15-year-old brother to leave.

Assertion: Time to return the favor.

Reasoning: During World War 2, Asia and Africa gave refuge to millions of refugees.

Evidence:In the aftermath of the World War II refugee crisis, the world set up the first legal protection regime for refugees and created a plethora of multinational organizations to assist refugees and migrants.

Evidence: After the establishment of Israel in 1948, Israel accepted more than 650,000 refugees by 1950.

Evidence: The Soviet Union(Asia) accepted about 2,100,000 Polish and 450,000 Ukrainian refugees alone.

Hi my name is Esha Trivedi and I believe that we SHOULD accept refugees. I would like to argue.

#1. ASSERTION: 4 million people from Syria have come to Europe

REASONING: They come to Europe to live a better life, but some of the refugees are poor and begging for food at train stations.

EVIDENCE: ISIS kills, tortures, and harasses many Syrians. They have started fleeing the country since the war began in 2011. They know that life at home is not going to get better anytime soon, so they might as well start living here.

Hi, my name is Nithin Gudavalli and I believe that European Nations SHOULD BE required to accept refugees from Africa and the Middle East.

Assertion: Higher income countries should help out the lower income countries who are taking a much larger amount than the higher income countries.

Reasoning: If higher income countries take in more refugees, they can fund the refugees better.

Evidence: Lower income countries such as Turkey and Lebanon are taking in millions of people while countries like Great Britain and France are only taking in like a couple thousand people. If a higher income country has more refugees they can take care of them better.

Assertion: Instead of donating money, if they are required to take them in it would help the refugees better.

Reasoning: If you donate money to the refugees they don't have enough to buy shelter. They only get a little help from that money So the "we pay, you keep" deal is not really working. If you take them in, at least they have someplace to live and they can use the money to help their families.

Evidence: Even though the Gulf States have donated over 500 million dollars together, the refugees are basically the living the same lifestyle and in the same condition.

Assertion: They should be required, so that the refugees wouldn't be crammed in one place.

Reasoning: In Turkey and Lebanon, there are much more people then in the other countries. With a lot of people crammed in one place and many people have died while in these crowds. They also drown while traveling in such huge amounts of people.

Evidence: About 2,000 people have died while living among the crowd and 1,500 people have drowned to death while traveling.

Hello I am Ananya and I am supporting the idea that Europe should be required to accept refugees from Africa and Middle East.

Slogan: Saving one refugee is saving one of us

Assertion: Many people are dying trying to get to the border of Europe.

Reasoning: Lots of people are trying to get in, but either they drown or get killed by a terrorist group, such as ISIS, or something worse. One little boy and his brother and mother died trying to get to Greece, and only his father made it. This may sound touching and so horrific that you might think that this all never happened, but it is true.

Evidence: 250,000 people had died trying to get to a safe haven. This include children, mothers, and fathers. This should decrease to almost 0

Assertion: If Europe/EU doesn't cooperate to allow the Syrian refugees, then they will break apart.

Reasoning: Europe is supposed to be a union, helping each other with each other's crises like the U.S. Instead, they refuse to work each other and pass on refugees to other nations to the point that they loose all the cooperation that they have. If they do the opposite, they will unite strong.

Evidence: Hungary has stopped all of its arriving trains from Germany so that people could not get into the country.

Hi my name is Vishnu Gade and I believe that we SHOULD accept refugees.

Assertion:If Europe doesn't let the refuges in that will cause a lot of deaths from of ISIS.

Reasoning: The people will be forced to hide where they are. Therefore is it esier for ISIS to find refuges and threaten for a ransom.

Evidence: About 4 million people come from Syria to Europe. If Europe doesn't let the people. The majority of the remaining people will be captured.

1. European nations should be required to accept refugees from Africa and the Middle East because the refugees have bad living conditions, poor economic prospects, and they are in danger.

They are living their lives under a lot of stress and danger. Most of their countries are corrupt and they face persecution. Their lives are bad and many of them are in poverty.

According to bbc.com, two thirds of the refugees are living below the national poverty line. They barely make $40 a month. Do you think that this much of money is enough to support families? It is the right thing to do to accept these people.

2. European nations should be required to accept refugees from Africa and the Middle East because many of these people are being killed everyday because of the war, corruption, etc.

If these innocent people are being killed because of war, we should help them. It is not their fault that there is a war going on in their country. The European countries have the money to help them so they should.

According to the Washington Post, about 250,000 people have died in the Middle East. If Europe does not accept these countries, the number of deceased people will increase. This is bad for the countries.

3. European nations should be required to accept refugees from Africa and the Middle East because Islamic countries and the U. S .are not accepting them.

If nobody accepts these refugees where will they go? After all, Europe is the closest and best continent near them. If nobody accepts them, they will force their way in causing many problems.

According to nymag.com, the U.S. will not accept many refugees.Accoding to frontpagemag.com, Islamic countries won’t accept them because the conditions in those countries are bad, too.

1. European nations should be required to accept refugees from Africa and the Middle East because the refugees have bad living conditions, poor economic prospects, and they are in danger.

They are living their lives under a lot of stress and danger. Most of their countries are corrupt and they face persecution. Their lives are bad and many of them are in poverty.

According to bbc.com, two thirds of the refugees are living below the national poverty line. They barely make $40 a month. Do you think that this much of money is enough to support families? It is the right thing to do to accept these people.

2. European nations should be required to accept refugees from Africa and the Middle East because many of these people are being killed everyday because of the war, corruption, etc.

If these innocent people are being killed because of war, we should help them. It is not their fault that there is a war going on in their country. The European countries have the money to help them so they should.

According to the Washington Post, about 250,000 people have died in the Middle East. If Europe does not accept these countries, the number of deceased people will increase. This is bad for the countries.

3. European nations should be required to accept refugees from Africa and the Middle East because Islamic countries and the U. S .are not accepting them.

If nobody accepts these refugees where will they go? After all, Europe is the closest and best continent near them. If nobody accepts them, they will force their way in causing many problems.

According to nymag.com, the U.S. will not accept many refugees.Accoding to frontpagemag.com, Islamic countries won’t accept them because the conditions in those countries are bad, too.

Hi, I am Agni Rajinikanth. And I agree to the fact that refugees should be accepted in European nations.

Assertion #1:

European Union as a whole should accept and handle refugees like a unified country.

Reasoning #1:

Otherwise, majority of the refugees will be struck in the same few countries which will quickly become overwhelmed which will be bad for the host countries and bad for the refugees.

Evidence #1:

A European rule was established Dublin Regulation, which requires refugees to stay in the first European country they arrive until their asylum is processed. This rule has trapped thousands of refugees in Greece and Italy because those are the two countries that are easiest to reach by sea. Many European countries has exploited this rule which caused heavy burden to those two countries on handling the refugees.

Assertion #2: Accepting large refugees might bring changes to nation’s identity and culture.

Reasoning #2:

Changes to the identity and culture is often a very good thing.

Evidence #2:

For generations, Refugees have been enriching their host nations improving everything from snack foods to their scientific discoveries.

Assertion #3:

Overcrowding at neighboring countries if not allowed inside Europe.

Reasoning #3:

Many refugees are crowded in Hungarian train stations, sleeping on the floors and sidewalks fearing of over-crowded camps. Greek shore towns are filled with refugees fleeing their countries with boats.

Evidence #3:

More than 19 million people are forced to flee their home countries because of war, oppression and persecution and 42500 more are estimated to join them every day. That’s why the refugee crisis appears to be more intense in those countries.

Hi! My name is Fisayo Odukoya and I strongly believe that refugees should be allowed into Europe for these reasons.

Assertion: There are about 3 million refugees.

Reasoning: The reason why these people are trying to leave Africa is so that they can have a better life.

Evidence: In Syria, there is not a lot of food or fresh water for many people. In Europe there are resources that these people do not have where they live. Europe is the closest area that has the resources that they need so they might as well move there.

1. Assertion: Refugees do not have anywhere else to go

Reasoning: Refugees have escaped from countries with war, poverty, and no religious freedom. Once refugees have left their countries they have nowhere else to go. If Europeans do not accept them they will die of hunger or freeze to death.

Evidence: Refugees travel from Africa to the Middle East on unsafe boats. After they land in Europe from the long ride we cannot tell them to turn around and go back.

2. Assertion: Countries that are doing well should help countries that are not.

Reasoning: Currently, Africa and the Middle East are having problems. One day, the tables could turn and Europe will be having problems. Africa and the Middle East will remember how Europe had sent their people away and do the same.

Evidence: When a country is not doing well it may take a while for the country to recover. While the country is having a hard time other countries should help it recover.

My name is Heer Patel and I believe that Europe should be required to except the African and Middle Eastern refugees.

Here are my 3 points.

1. It is not fair

2. A lot of other states take them in

3. Kids at very young ages are dying.

Assertion: It is not fair that

Reasoning:Many Syrian refugees are fleeing from their homeland and none of them are able to go to the European states, without being an illegal immigrant.

Evidence: Some 4.1 million Syrians are fleeing a homeland riven by more than four years of civil war. Some countries have taken in so many migrants it's caused a population spike, while others have done little or nothing at all.

Assertion:A lot of other countries take them in

Reasoning: Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt and a lot of other states take them in. Also a lot of other states are getting requests. Such as Germany, Sweden, France, UK, Denmark, Hungary, and other European countries.

Evidence: Lebanon takes in 1.1 million, Turkey takes in 1.9 million, Jordan takes in 629,000 people , Iraq takes in 249,000 people, Egypt takes in 132,000, etc. Germany got 98,700, Sweden gets 64,700, France gets 6,700, United Kingdom gets 7,000, Denmark gets 11,300, Hungary gets 18,800, etc.

Assertion: Kids at very young age are dying

Reasoning: Since there is war going on in Africa and the Middle East, since the refugees aren't allowed to go to the European countries, they are dying. The European countries are being very selfish in letting these innocent little children die.

Evidence: The biggest driver of the crisis by far is Syria. Four million people, nearly a fifth of Syria's population, have fled the country since the war began in 2011. It's not hard to understand why Syrians are fleeing. ISIS has subjected Syrians to murder, torture, crucifixion, sexual slavery, and other appalling atrocities; and other groups such as Jabhat al-Nusra have tortured and killed Syrians as well.

1. It is not fair

2. A lot of other states take them in

3. Kids at very young ages are dying.

Again my name is Heer Patel and hence, the proposition side has won this debate.

Hello, My name is Vaishnavi Bhalla. And, I support the idea that European nations should be required to accept refugees from Africa and the Middle East.

Assertion: Taking refugees is not only a challenge but an opportunity.

Reasoning: Refugees who are educated bring employable jobs that will help ease the labor squeeze in Europe. It will also fill up low skilled jobs.

Evidence: Germany is Europe's biggest economy with aging population and half million unfilled jobs which can be filled by refugees.

Refugees are more likely to be entrepreneurial and enjoy higher rates of successful business ventures compared to natives. Research has shown that annual earning growth among refugees living in the US has outpaced pay increases among other immigrants.

Source: NY Times and US News

Assertion: Migrants will have positive impact on the economy.

Reasoning: Refugees bring important source of demand for locally produced services funded from own savings and income.

Evidence: Currently, in Germany foreigners pay far more taxes than they take out in benefits. There has been a positive impact on the Lebanese economy even though a lot of Syrian refugees took shelter in Lebanon. Turkey's economy is growing consistently throughout the refugees inflow.

Source: Huffington Post, Brooking.edu

Assertion: Diversity is for great nations

Reasoning: With extra diversity countries have social , cultural and economic benefits. Diversity increases economic development and homogeneity slows it down.

Evidence: There is a lot of evidence that geographical openness and cultural diversity and tolerance are the key drivers of economic progress. They provide intellectual, technological and artistic evolution.

Source: Citylab.com

Hello my name is Karishma and I am on the proposition side of this debate. That means that I am support the idea that European nations should be required to accept refugees from Africa and the Middle East.

Assertion: Refugees don't have a better place to go

Reasoning: People are facing poverty, starvation, and death.

Evidence: Thousands of refugees are facing poverty, starvation, and death. In Europe, these things will not happen.

Assertion: Nobody else is accepting them.

Reasoning: The U.S. and Islamic countries are not accepting them.

Evidence: The refugees will not have any place to go.

Assertion: There are thousands of refugees trying to come to Europe.

Reasoning: These refugees are coming here for a better life.

Evidence: Europe has many resources that other countries do not have. Also, Europe is the closest place to Africa and the Middle East.

Hello my name is Karishma and I am on the proposition side of this debate. That means that I support the idea that European nations should be required to accept refugees from Africa and the Middle East.

Assertion: People should help people in need.

Reasoning: People in Africa and the Middle East are running for their lives to escape danger in their country.

Evidence: Today, more than 19 million people have been forced to flee their home countries because of war, persecution, and oppression.

Assertion: Refugees have nowhere else to go.

Reasoning: The U.S. and Islamic countries are not accepting them.

Evidence: If no countries are accepting them then they will have no place to go. People would because of poverty, starvation, and war.

Assertion: These people are living such hard lives in Africa and the Middle East.

Reasoning: These people are coming to Europe for a better life.

Evidence: Europe has many resources that other countries do not have. Also, Europe is the closest to Africa and the Middle East so, it is the best that Europe should take them in.