Migration is one of the fundamental driving forces of change in the
modern world. As regions such as the Middle East continue to experience
instability, climate change is driving migration from Africa and Central
Asia - these 'push factors' lead to increased migration throughout
Europe. Yet despite being one of the fundamental issues of the modern
age, the impact of migration on Western developed economies is
dangerously misunderstood.
Here, economics and migration expert Giles Merritt seeks to explode the
ten most common myths about European migration. He shows how the west's
aging population needs migrants, and demonstrates in clear and
accessible writing how governments must adapt to increase migration to
solve the challenges of the modern world. The result is a clear-eyed
assessment of the issues, and a way forward for the west which preserves
our political democracies by rejecting the politics of the right.