In this episode of La Loupe, Laetitia Strauch-Bonart, editor-in-chief of the Ideas department, and Agnès Laurent, senior reporter, provide their analysis of the debates on the migration crisis.
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The team: Charlotte Baris (presentation), Mathias Penguilly (writing), Théo Sire (editing) and Jules Krot (production).
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Charlotte Baris: A few days ago, La Loupe added the term “hotspot” to its definitions cabinet. A useful explanation, for a concept which gives us a terrible image, which remains stuck to the retina. On a paradise island in southern Italy, halfway between Sicily and Tunisia, hundreds of men stand lined up in full sun, on a slab of burning concrete. In front of them, barricades and a makeshift Red Cross registration center, installed in white prefabricated buildings… Behind them, the sea, by which they disembarked a few days ago, crowded onto makeshift boats.
Normally, the Lampedusa center can accommodate a few hundred asylum seekers at the same time, but this time, more than 8,000 migrants arrived in just two days. Italy seems overwhelmed by the influx of new arrivals; the Europeans then mobilized with major declarations, diplomatic visits and attempts at legislation. In the midst of this mess, L’Express wanted to gain some perspective on an issue with high polemical potential and it is this front page story that we are passing to La Loupe today.
For further :
Why immigration does not cost the French economy 54 billion euros
Immigration, this soap opera that pursues Macron: the weaknesses of Europe, the flaws of the majority
Immigration: fear has changed its narrative, by Gérald Bronner
Immigration: not understanding the phenomenon will condemn us to act badly