Trevor Noah contrasts Europe’s embarrassingly unequal therapy of Ukrainian and Syrian refugees

Many European nations have opened their borders to Ukrainian refugees, who’ve fled the nation in droves to flee Russia’s invasion. It is an undeniably constructive transfer, providing assist and security to the a million (and counting) Ukrainians who’ve crossed the borders in a time after they want it most.

Nonetheless, as The Day by day Present host Trevor Noah factors out, this enormous sympathetic response to Ukraine’s refugees additionally highlights a big failing: Europe’s markedly much less welcoming angle towards non-white refugees.

“That is actually unusual,” stated Noah, contrasting a montage of current information clips in regards to the therapy of Ukraine’s refugees with a montage ones discussing refugees from Africa and the Center East. “When it is Syrians who’re fleeing a battle, it is all, ‘We wouldn’t have area, don’t come.’ However now there’s area and folks should come? What modified?”

“I perceive the arguments that these nations will make, that they’ve to consider how simple it’s for refugees to combine into their tradition and society,” stated Noah. “I get that. I really get that. It is identical to it is simpler so that you can soak up a member of the family who’s in hassle than a random one that wants assist… Nevertheless it does not imply it is unimaginable. And the issue I’ve is that when it is Syrians or Africans on a ship, these nations did not even attempt to combine them. They did not even say ‘ladies and youngsters solely.’ No, they reject even the prospect that anybody brown may assimilate.”