Migrants And Refugees Arrive In Record Numbers

BERLIN, GERMANY - JULY 30: Migrants and refugees seeking asylum in Germany wait outside the Central Registration Office for Asylum Seekers (Zentrale Aufnahmestelle fuer Asylbewerber, or ZAA) of the State Office for Health and Social Services (Landesamt fuer Gesundheit und Soziales, or LAGeSo), on July 30, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. Migrants and refugees are arriving in Germany in record numbers with estimates ranging up to half a million by the end of 2015. The processing periods for asylum applications can take years and during that time the applicants are housed at refugee centers across the country, which is putting intense strain on both local and regional budgets as well as causing friction in smaller communities. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)