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Graphic Truth: Absorbing The Migrant Wave

Graphic Truth: Absorbing The Migrant Wave
By Gabe Lipton,
Gabe Lipton

Gabe Lipton is the Associate Editor of Signal responsible for editorial execution of GZERO Media's written newsletter content. He holds degrees in Government and Economics from Wesleyan University, where he was a member of the international economic honors society, and is studying German in his spare time. At the age of 11, the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe) confirmed (in person) his take on an important political question of the day, forever sealing his fate as a close observer of global politics. His Spidey powers leave much to be desired.

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Ari Winkleman
Ari Winkleman
Ari Winkleman is the lead designer at Eurasia Group and GZERO Media.
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September 11, 2018

During the height of the European migrant crisis in 2015 and 2016, more than a million asylum seekers, refugees, and economic migrants from North Africa, Syria, and South Asia sought shelter in Europe. Their arrival has changed politics in Europe, giving rise to anti-migrant backlashes in a number of countries. Here is a map that shows the recent increase in migrants as a percentage of the population in the 28 countries of the European Union.

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