It seems like a paradox, but it is not the poorest on earth who risk their lives on the boats. If we exclude countries afflicted by wars, i 100 millions of migrants who have moved around the world in the last few years 25 years, They come from the middle class. People emigrate from countries where their income allows them to cover travel expenses. So when we say that migrants must be helped at home, we have a clear idea of the "how"? Because the risk is of obtaining the opposite result.
The middle class emigrates
Europe's greatest concern focuses on Africa. The data processed by the Institute for International Political Studies (Spy) per Dataroom, they show a very clear picture. For the last six years, are 1 million e 85 thousand African migrants landed in Europe, il 60% comes from countries with a per capita income between 1.000 e 4.000 dollars a year, considered medium-low by the World Bank for the African continent. Il 29% between 4 e 12 thousand dollars, i.e. medium-high; il 7% from countries where there is a high income (above i 12.000 dollars) and only the 5% from very poor countries (under a thousand dollars).
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