What’s our problem with immigration?
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February 17, 2026 · 32 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges and controversies surrounding immigration and asylum in Europe.
Send us Fan Mail On Inside Geneva this week, we unpick the divisive topic of migration and asylum. Why are some countries closing their doors? “In Europe we are seeing one country after another erect barbed wire around their country and around a continent,” says Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council. When does restricting immigration turn into human rights violation? “We believe it’s within the rights of any government to set immigration policies that they believe ma...
Topics covered
- immigration
- asylum
- human rights
- migration policies
- Europe
Keywords
- immigration
- asylum
- human rights
- migration
- Europe
- Jan Egeland
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Norwegian Refugee Council
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