Why do so many migrants go to Europe? Why not Egypt, Kenya, Lebanon, Jordan, or Israel?

Welfare in Europe and the U.S. is busy blowing up/destroying most of those countries you listed.

please no trolling wrote:

These countries seem to be doing ok and are culturally more similar to places a lot of the migrants come from. Also there isn't a perilous sea crossing involved.

Because these places don't want them. Look into how many muslim 'refugees' Saudi Arabia took in last year.

Sand Dunes wrote:

Welfare in Europe and the U.S. is busy blowing up/destroying most of those countries you listed.

The nation wreckers want to destroy the West. They don’t want to ruin their own country. They consider themselves the master race while always accusing others of declaring themselves supreme. Look up Barbara Lerner Spectre and from there you’ll be able to put it all together.

Immigrants do go to some of the countries you've listed. There is a long history of immigration into Egypt from the south, for example. It's just not much of a story in the West because it doesn't impact the West.

please no trolling wrote:

These countries seem to be doing ok and are culturally more similar to places a lot of the migrants come from. Also there isn't a perilous sea crossing involved.

I see you couldn't resist working Kenya into your list, so let's play:

Turkey currently hosts the largest population of Syrian refugees. The reason the West takes "more" refugees is because they have the wealth and infrastructure to support the higher numbers and programs to process them and assimilate them.

Jordan recently got bailed out by the IMF and protesters forced the prime minister to step down. Lebanon is not much better off

They are literally not welcome in Israel.

Egypt hosts a large number of refugees from Sudan and Syria, and the president is an outspoken critic of Bashir al Assad.

please no trolling wrote:

These countries seem to be doing ok and are culturally more similar to places a lot of the migrants come from. Also there isn't a perilous sea crossing involved.

You ask for no trolling, but your post is trolling in itself. Nice try.

Sand Dunes wrote:

Welfare in Europe and the U.S. is busy blowing up/destroying most of those countries you listed.

I definitely need to catch up on the news!!! The countries listed were Egypt, Kenya, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel. Out of those five countries, "most" would be at least three. Which three (if not four!) of these countries is the U.S. busy blowing up/destroying???

the do go to those places

Jobs

The West has no monopoly on being a destination point for immigration. Anywhere that is significantly better than a nearby area that is in distress will receive loads of immigration. Haitians immigrate to the D.R and Cuba, Mozambiquans to South Africa, Nubians to Egypt, Hondurans to Mexico, Mexicans to the U.S., Midwesterners to California...

Assuming you aren't trolling...

Kenya hosts significant numbers of refugees; they just happen to mostly be from other African nations and not from the Middle East.

Egypt is a political s**t-show, with terrorism and constant fighting in their eastern provinces.

Lebanon is also teetering on the fence between political stability and chaos. Its government is dysfunctional and corrupt, but everyone is afraid to change it in case of kicking off a new civil war, like the one that tore the country apart from 1975 - 1990.

Jordan already has the largest share of refugees as a proportion of the population, and is suffering a severe water shortage. They just can't take anymore.

Israel just won't accept any.

I wonder why more people don't immigrate to Jamaica? Great Weather year round, Beautiful beaches, great golf courses, peaceful, pleasant and fun people, Pretty Women, basically an Island Paradise. So many tourist's go there, but very few immigrants which is surprising.