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Whether climate-induced migration brings relief or chaos will depend on the policies and investments we agree to today.
Liberalizing international migration could be another response, though it would be unlikely to offer appreciable relief, owing to social and political opposition to increased immigration in most developed countries.
Tragically, tremendous human suffering will likely persist, and the waves of human migration that this induces will place significant pressure on adjacent countries, particularly Jordan and Lebanon.
The nature and scale of this exodus have rendered all previous legal and political assumptions about migration obsolete.
In the past, the chief motive for migration was economic.
The debate to which economic migration gave rise was between liberals, who upheld the principle of the free movement of labor, and those who wanted restrictions on movement among countries in order to protect jobs, culture, and/or political cohesion.
In the absence of this, it is assumed that free economic migration within the EU will produce little net movement of populations.
But the impact of free migration (when allowed) on French plumbers’ incomes is in fact minimal, not least because of the smallness of the new member states compared to the whole of Western Europe.
Free migration in the EU means that Polish plumbers will not only catch up with French plumbers, but also with Polish bankers.
I do not mean open borders and mass migration aimed at destroying the supposedly Christian identity of Hungary, as the government contends.
Decisions about how to address the migration crisis are made by the EU’s member states, including the Hungarian government.
A much stronger case could be made that it is the absence of effective policies to manage migration that has alienated European voters.
Strikingly, the far right only has a faint heartbeat in those EU member states that have been the most proactive in managing migration and immigrant integration.
In fact, these countries’ citizens generally support legal migration and perceive integration efforts as being successful.
By speaking openly about migration and addressing voters’ legitimate concerns, politicians in these countries also have helped to ground public debate in reality.
Reality-based debate and policymaking can fundamentally transform the negative dynamics surrounding migration.
By contrast, government parties that have failed to think progressively about migration or that do not contest populist rhetoric adequately (or at all) are suffering the most ahead of the European Parliament election.
Indeed, by doing too little to manage migration and integration, some governments have ceded control to smugglers, traffickers, and exploitative employers, thereby contributing to social division and hampering economic growth.
Continent-wide, Europeans remain levelheaded about migration.
Overall, according to the Germany Marshall Fund, 62% of Europeans are not worried about legal migration.
Such grounded beliefs prove that there is space for an honest debate about the role of migration in Europe’s future.
The scale of migration should be a matter of enlightened public debate, one that balances economic, humanitarian, and social considerations.
Witness the migration of peoples and religions, or trade along the ancient silk route that connected medieval Europe and Asia.
In some cases, populism has helped in extending the franchise; enacting a progressive income tax and social insurance; building physical and human capital; opening economies; prioritizing full employment; and encouraging migration.
Perhaps renewed pressure on Europe’s borders will finally push all EU member states to come together to resolve the migration issue.
This does not bode well for the world’s capacity to confront shared challenges, from migration to climate change.
In fact, it could even exacerbate those challenges: for example, the ecological destruction and resource scarcity brought about by climate change is likely to fuel conflict and instability, spurring ever-more migration.
Some governments have responded to the migration crisis with beggar-thy-neighbor policies, forcing adjacent countries to bear the brunt of the burden, and consequently, a core component of European integration – the border-free Schengen Area – is under threat.
The second factor – clan – is manifested in rising ethnic tensions in Europe, Turkey, India, and elsewhere, driven by forces like migration and competition for jobs.
Tackling Migration at the SourceWASHINGTON, DC – For citizens of poor countries, migration often is a highly appealing option.
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