The only recent example of acceptance of large-scale migration was Merkel's decision on the Syrian migrants. Thst did cause considerable controversy for a while, and various people here predicte… (View Post)

My general self-imposed rule is to neither whoop with delight nor plunge into gloom until a week's data is consistent. What we can say on that basisis that things are tight in hospitals but have… (View Post)

That puts the position very well, but I think that most refugees probably have a mixture of motives. If you are, say, a mechanic in a poor country AND also in an oppressed group, then (a) you want to… (View Post)

I don't agree with you on this, but even if you're right, revising the UN treaty is a project that would take years. It doesn't address the current problem. What does? I'm not sur… (View Post)

Absolutely, and very well put. (View Post)