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>People leaving Africa right now are being forced out by war and violence, most of them aren't choosing to leave. That was probably true in the past, but that
by bluthru 9y ago
>People leaving Africa right now are being forced out by war and violence, most of them aren't choosing to leave.
That was probably true in the past, but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore:
"The UN has said that seven in 10 people crossing the Mediterranean from Libya are economic migrants and the rest are 'people in need of protection' like refugees and asylum-seekers."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4661866/amp/UN-says-migrants-crossing-Libya-NOT-refugees.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4661866/amp/UN-says-...
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/12FDB/production/_94878777_migrant-routes-624.png https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/12FDB/production...
- bluthru 9y agoDownvoted for citing UN data. Unbelievable.
- nostromo123 9y agoI absolutely agree with you -- the great proportion of migrants are coming for economic reasons. It seems that clear-cut numbers that do not fit the "women & children escaping war-torn Syria" narrative have a tendency to get down-voted...