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Migrants
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Arab Fall at the Berlin Wailing Wall
The Arab Fall has started, presenting the West with a check for centuries of arrogant exploitation.
Who Is to Blame for the Refugee Crisis?
Many European countries are responding to the crisis with racist hysteria, polices and police state measures.
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Fortress Europe Continues to Treat Migrants as Criminals
All this emphasis on policing and military measures is based on the idea that being a refugee is a crime.
Deprived of Right to Work, Refugees Struggle to Subsist Outside Syria
Barred from legal work, many Syrian refugees are forced to labor in the informal economy for little pay.
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The Families of Missing Migrants and Refugees May Never Know Their Fates
As it stands, the states of Europe have consistently failed to provide such answers.
Cheney, Bush, Give Your Home to a Refugee
At least 850,000 people are fleeing war in Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and sub Saharan Africa without shelter or safety.
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“Economic Migrants” Getting Bad Rap in Refugee Debate
Like refugees, economic migrants deserve the right to relocate, as they are fleeing another kind of violence: poverty.
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“Refugee” or “Migrant” – Which Is Right?
Yes, there is a difference, and it does matter.
Fencing Off the East: How the Refugee Crisis Is Dividing the European Union
Two very different responses to the crisis are emerging on each side of Europe.
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Why I’m Walking 100 Miles for Migrant Rights
People are leading their governments to welcome migrants and refugees with compassion rather than cruelty. Can we pull that off in the US?