Here’s the Real Reason We Have a Problem with Immigration — It’s Not the Reason You Think

Illegal immigration is a big problem, this is why

David Graham
The Knowledge of Freedom

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Photo by ‪Salah Darwish on Unsplash

Whether it is the US, the UK, or Europe, the story is the same, illegal immigration is top or near the top of the political agenda, and for good reason, it is a big problem.

Most commentators blame a mixture of war, dictators, mass inequality, global warming and poverty for the problem.

However, whereas it is undoubted these factors play a part, they are not the primary driving forces behind illegal immigration. Before we get to what is, we have to first look at how illegal immigration became a thing.

There used to be no such thing as illegal immigration, just conquest

The present is a funny era, mainly because it has a bad habit of never remembering the past, even though the knowledge of it is easily accessible. If it did remember it, it would know that people have been emigrating in large numbers for a long time.

For example, if we go way way way into the past to when humans first emerged in Africa, you will see a journey of mass emigration out of Africa. This story continues even to this day, where we still see a continuous story of mass…

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David Graham
The Knowledge of Freedom

Due to injury I write using voice dictation software. Lover of psychology, science, humour, history, fiction & self-improvement. https://linktr.ee/DavidGraham86