Collapse of Dutch Government Highlights Europe’s New Migration Politics
Immigration remains the divisive issue in Europe, taking down the Dutch government for the third time in 6 years.
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It's highly entertaining to watch the EU fracture over the migrant crisis.
While immigration is an issue that deserves debate I would argue it's definitely not the biggest issue given there's a literal war with Russia a few borders over right now.
Immigration seems to be the European version of abortion, a great way to get everyone riled up and distracted from other issues.
There are definite concerns with immigration to Europe right now, but none of those are being addressed as much as it's being used as a rallying cry, similar to brexit.