If passed, a new migration bill could mean that a person at risk of torture from the Syrian government would have to prove that they could not have gone to a part of Syria controlled by Islamic State.
Australian citizens make up one of the largest groups entering the UK each year for work or study. But this could change as Australians get swept up in Britain’s efforts to reduce net migration.
A Harper’s Weekly cartoon of German emigrants boarding a steamer in Hamburg, Germany, 1874.
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Claire de Galembert, École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay – Université Paris-Saclay
The violence in Cologne over New Year’s Eve has undermined the “culture of welcome” so dear to Chancellor Angela Merkel. A European response is all the more urgent to face the populist threat.
Migration is an important issue but not one that can be ‘solved’ through climate policy.
German migration to South Australia provides a useful comparison point on how to comprehend and work with the Muslim community today.
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The story of German migration to South Australia can highlight the experience of diverse communities, and what can happen to them in a time of serious conflict.
Thinking of moving? Many Pacific islanders are.
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A new survey shows that many Pacific islanders are considering migrating to escape climate change. It’s time for new international rules to manage the flow.
We don’t really know how much international migration will be prompted by climate change. But everyone agrees the issue is big - perhaps too big to resolve at the Paris talks.
A Syrian immigrant and his son after arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos, September 2015.
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Do terrorists linked to Daesh slip into the groups of migrants streaming toward Europe? Our response to the Paris attacks and any potential manipulations shouldn’t fall on refugees’ heads.
Tolerance develops when empathy is encouraged, because it allows a child – or adult – to enter the shoes of another.
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With vast numbers of people migrating around the world, understanding how racial tolerance is created – and encouraging more of it – is more important than ever.
Professor of International Migration and Forced Displacement and Director of the Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity, University of Birmingham
Leader of Research Group “The Production of Knowledge on Migration” at the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies, Osnabrück University, Osnabrück University