War. Lost home & livelihood. Lost family. Terror, desperation. But because you have enough cash to escape you are not a refugee? @sapinker
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These people would not take such terrible risks with their lives and families for a pay rise, if they were safe where they were.
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Most of this wave of migrants are escaping extreme violence and social breakdown.
@dailytelegraph re-writing reality for readers.@sapinkerThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker ...We have had 'dress rehearsals' in recent years-Hurricanes Katrina & Sandy,wildfires/floods/tornadoes/extreme weather, et al .Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker This far right wing racist article insists that the refugees are rich people leaving in peaceful countries who want more stuff!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker@ProfByron 3rd largest nation of emigrants is the UK. Only half are highly educated. Emigration rate higher than Ghana or Tunisia.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker@ProfByron "historical context"?! If you want historical context, read the OECD, not the Daily Telegraph http://www.oecd.org/els/mig/World-Migration-in-Figures.pdf …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker 10 essential things the#EU had to do in the#refugee crisis, and why it fail http://tl.gd/n_1sndhfkThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker didn't WRITE the article Fraser Nelson did but Steven Pinker doesn't have any"Retweet Disclaimer"so position remains unclear to meThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker perceptive as ever.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker: Some historical context on the refugee crisis. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/11842760/Prepare-yourselves-The-Great-Migration-will-be-with-us-for-decades.html?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_pq_tw_20150423 …”Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Who'd want to live "there" instead of "here", given the option? I certainly wouldn't. That simple, ain't it?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker do you agree with the premise that the best solution for xenophobia is to keep just the right amount of immigrants?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker "not war, but money" is too simple methinks. Once basic income needs are met, a lack of freedom will make people feel even poorer. -
@sapinker Compare Nyiakiambi, a poor (according to conventional definition) but happy village in free rural Kenya,http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33728876 …
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