Kim-Jenna Jurriaans is a freelance writer and producer based in Lisbon, Portugal. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/kim-jenna-jurriaans/rss en Integration Fri, 01 Sep 2017 08:53:50 +0000 Kim-Jenna Jurriaans https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/09/01/portugal-offers-refugees-a-warm-welcome-but-cant-get-them-to-stay https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/09/01/portugal-offers-refugees-a-warm-welcome-but-cant-get-them-to-stay In contrast to the many E.U. countries that are reluctant to admit displaced people, Portugal has taken an open approach and attempted to encourage more refugees to come. Yet the country struggles to fill its quotas and many new arrivals end up leaving.