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Big questions: Migration, identity, and social trust

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Global
Started April 17, 2026

Pluralism, borders, and what we owe each other in diverse societies.

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Optional references: UNHCR — Global Trends reports · IOM — World Migration Report · UN DESA — international migration · Clemens (2011) — economics of emigration (CGD working paper) · OECD — migration outlook

1951 Refugee Convention text (UNHCR) UN — hate speech vs free speech (UNESCO) MPI — Migration Policy Institute ICMPD — migration dialogue (Europe & beyond)
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Cultural and ethnic diversity in high-immigration societies produces long-term economic benefits that justify active and well-resourced immigration policy.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Hate speech laws targeting incitement to violence are compatible with free expression and necessary to protect vulnerable communities.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Statelessness — where individuals hold no nationality — represents a critical human rights gap that requires a strengthened international legal remedy.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
High-income countries should substantially expand legal migration pathways — the fiscal and economic evidence for doing so is strong.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
States that signed the 1951 Refugee Convention have binding legal obligations to asylum seekers that domestic political pressure cannot override.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Reducing income inequality through redistribution is more effective at building social trust and cohesion than restricting immigration.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Governments have a duty to actively enforce prohibitions on racial and ethnic discrimination in employment and housing, not merely legislate them.
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