Show Notes
Many countries feel they are under siege from immigrants. Small boats arriving in the UK from the English Channel. Crowds of people crossing from Mexico into the USA. Millions of Syrians living as refugees in Turkey. There are nearly as many displaced people in the world as there have ever been. Should we be frightened? Will immigrants to our countries bring crime? Undermine our values? Disrupt our economy? Upset our way of life? Should we welcome them? Should we send them away? What would Je...
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