How to detoxify the politics of migration
Doom-mongers on both the left and the right are wrong
Every day, screens around the world fill with grim pictures from Gaza, where nearly 2m Palestinians have been forced out of their homes. Even larger numbers have been displaced in Congo, Sudan, Syria and Ukraine. Most people feel compassion when they see fellow humans fleeing from bombs, bullets or machetes. But many also experience another emotion: fear.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “How to detoxify migration politics”
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