As I learn more about the refugee crisis in Greece, I consider the definition of citizenship and how that term needs to be adapted or changed when there is such a large number of refugees entering the country. As someone who has benefitied from refugee sanctuary, I believe it is important that refugees, especially those who are seeking asylym due to unsafe conditions in their home country, should be given a chance to be viewed as citizens as they are deserving of the basic rights that citzens are granted. While there has been a lot of work done to help the refugees in Greece, such as through the refugee camps, this is a temporary solution that needs a more permanent answer. Due to this, strandedness of many refugees, and how long it takes for refugees to be granted asylum (around a year) as well as the high number of refugees entering the country, there needs to be a bigger push towards making this process for refugees easier and faster. While Greek law does states that all school should be open to all people living inside the country, regardless of their citzen status, as we have learned in previous updates, this has created discrimination towards immigrants and refugees in school settings because of their lack of citizenship.

From reading through this week's articles and videos I definetly see parallels between the Greek refugee crisis as well as the refugee crisis here in the US. The main difference that I see is that Greek law allows for non-citizens in schools, wheras non documented students in the US are not given the same treatment. I think that there are also differences in the capabilities of both Greece and the US to take in such a large influx of refugees, especially considering the Greek financial crisis. However, even with more limited finances, Greece still seems to be more open to accepting refugees into their country than the US.