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Development Aid to Deter Migration Will Do Nothing of the Kind (Refugees Deeply)

October 27, 2016

From the article:

In response to the migrant crisis, wealthy countries are preparing huge new development aid packages for many poor countries. The most likely effect of this aid will be to raise overall migration.

You read that right. The politicians who now promise to alleviate the migration crisis with development aid do not just speak without evidence, they speak against the evidence.

Read the full article here.