On Friday, Austria and Germany announced they would accept the migrants – many of whom come from countries torn by sociopolitical and economic instability or, in the case of the Middle East, a years-long Syrian civil war and ongoing battles with ISIS. The migrant crisis this year has claimed the lives of more than 3,700 people, according to USA Today, as people cross the Balkan Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea. Earlier this week the death of a 3-year-old Syrian refugee who was trying to flee
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Germany opens borders to migrants
