Asylum seekers arriving on the Greek island Lesvos in 2015.
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European citizens have remarkably similar preferences on asylum policy, including being strongly in favour of asylum seekers being allowed to work.
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The decade of negotiations was driven more by local political considerations, than by what might be best for refugees who have risked everything.
National hero Ally Mbwana Samatta is the first Tanzanian to feature in the English Premier League.
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The lack of a system to support youth development is just one reason why Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda have produced few top footballers.
What the papers say.
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When we read press reports about immigration it pays to think about what motivates the journalists.
In this October 2015 photo, German federal police officers guide a group of migrants on their way after crossing the border between Austria and Germany. Once granted citizenship, newcomers face near-impossible hurdles to reunite their families.
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It’s important to unearth how discriminatory immigration policy, largely invisible to the general public, undermines citizens’ rights and position.
A boat full of migrants is rescued by the Italian Navy in October 2015.
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There is an assumption that migrants are pulled to Europe as a ‘destination’ of choice. New research shows that often isn’t the case.
Only long-term integration policies will keep people safe from appalling camps conditions.
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The 60,000 people currently stuck in Greece will probably have to stay there. The EU should help them integrate.
A police officer escorts migrants from a train at Hyllie station outside Malmo.
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Job prospects are not good for newly arrived refugees in Sweden. But better integration programmes will help.
A display of life jackets worn by refugees during their crossing from Turkey to Greece.
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The U.N. and other leaders met to discuss coordinating an international response to unprecedented numbers of refugees and migrants. Two migration experts examine issues the summits left unresolved.
Brexit campaigners argue an Australian-style skilled migration system would limit migration and benefit the UK economy.
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If it wins, Leave would strip European Union citizens of the automatic right to live and work in the UK in favour of an Australian-style “points-test” system for skilled workers.
Time’s up?
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This is what could cause the collapse of the EU – and what could save it.
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.
Migrants from the Middle East bound for Europe earlier this month.
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Viewing human migration through the lens of natural history makes one thing clear: society needs to prepare for more migrations of people and the species we depend on.
Refugees are escorted to especially chartered trains after they arrived at the main train station in Munich.
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How asylum seekers became political pawns in Germany’s foreign policy agenda.
Migrants from the Middle East wait outside a train station in Budapest on their way across Europe.
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A green card lottery would give so-called economic migrants a legal route to Europe.
Migrants rescued from a boat capsized off the coast of Libya in early August.
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The Dublin laws means states can return migrants to the country where they first arrived in Europe.
Migrants running on the shuttle tracks in August.
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France’s policy towards migrants has been to make them invisible – and criminalise their support networks.
St Anton, Austria: living together isn’t always easy.
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An expert spent seven years studying the interactions between locals and immigrants: this is what he found.
Sunrise, sunset: Syrian refugees arrive on the Greek island of Kos.
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The EU’s proposal to relocate 40,000 Syrian and Eritrean nationals from Greece and Italy to other EU Member States is not what it seems.
Sailing illegally toward Europe
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The headlines about thousands of migrants losing their lives at sea are shocking. But as news consumers we hear little about the context pushing these people to leave their homes.