Migrants

Migrants: Such a loaded word right now. In history at one point or another we’ve all been migrants. How far back do we go? If Anthropological theories are to be believed then the ancient man migrated from Africa to other continents. English Pilgrims fled to America, the Germanic tribes moved from the Continent to Britain creating the Anglo-Saxons, and in my home land, in India, thousands were displaced during the Partition. We have moved countries for economic reasons, war and religious persecution before, so why is Europe astounded by this now? We all agree that housing such a large number of people in any country is a problem and a pressure on resources but on a humanitarian basis surely we must pull together and share.