Translated from German, long read in 4 parts….worth the time.
The journeys of the "immigrants" - under the magnifying glass
Who benefits? Such a migration train must be planned and organized by a long hand, that's common sense. These people have to be fed for weeks, they need to have sleeping and washing facilities (not to mention toilets), they have to change their clothes … Some thoughts on "migration".
Why do these immigrant flows from all over the world come to Europe and the USA?
Time and again we are led to the wars, or the unworthy living conditions, or the "no future" situation in many countries. People would spontaneously embark on the journey, the principle of "discarding papers" and "keeping a smartphone" would tell one another, and a few other stories as well.
You can see the numbers and the statistics in mind, compared to 2006 - 2017. Here is visually well represented: ec.europa.eu/eurostat
Current statistics curves can not be found in the net over the USA, but it will be similar. Only since the takeover by Trump the curve will decline.
There are streams of people walking thousands of miles to find somewhere to live in completely different cultures. Now I may be stupid and backward, but - when I was traveling to a neighboring country to achieve certain goals (education, acquisition, etc.), I first made sure of how life is there, how the accommodation is and what the rent costs, where my friends are, who could help me, etc. Nevertheless, there was the same mother tongue, the same culture, - only some traditions have - local - differentiated.
Although I was single and young at the time, I still did not go into the unknown blue. That was in the early 70s. Can it be that such considerations are no longer valid today? Now there is talk of millions who want to go on the journey. Thousands of kilometers, in countries completely unknown to them, many of whom are not even known by name, in completely foreign cultures. There are a few going off, holding their packed bundle in hand, marching from village to village, from city to city, toward the Promised Land. Others, who are just doing their jobs, perhaps in the field, or even at the anvil, throw away their tools, gather the necessities and join in. As it is to be read in the Bible story.
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