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deal with the refugee burden, giving Merkel a boost for the coming 2017
elections. Although there are so many charitable and benevolent Ger-
mans, it is a known fact that 53 percent of the German population
doesn't want the refugees.

Although it is a success in terms of countries' interests, we shouldn't
forget that people who lost everything they had while running away
from war are in question here. When other countries make deals over
the life struggle of downtrodden people that had to flee their own coun-

tries, with an attitude of "I don't want them, you keep them," it raises
one question whether Aylan has taught anything at all to the world in
terms of humanity. From a realpolitik point of view, such a mindset
might not have any problems, indeed, it might seem as a good oppor-
tunity to many. However, in terms of humanity, it calls for a serious
reconsideration of moral values.

Surely, there are good sides of this situation. First of all, this treaty
will hopefully curb illegal crossings to Europe over sea and help pre-
vent new deaths like Aylan's. Furthermore this Readmission Agreement

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