History of migration, you have a pretty simple core message, which begins with the thought we are, All Of Us, migrants. Now, i understand that in sort of evolutionary terms, but why does that matter to todays debate about migration . It matters because i think we need to appreciate that without migration, there would be no human civilisation, and that it continues to be as relevant as in the past, and will be even more so in the future. We need migrants. We need to appreciate them. Of course, we need to manage migration more effectively, but we need to recognise not only that were all mixed up ourselves in our origins, but that our societies require migration in order to thrive. In your short history of migration, you go back 300,000 years to the beginnings of movement, of what we now know as the earliest humans across East Africa into north africa. And you then catalogue all sorts of different movements right across the world, even as the shape of the world changed. Its all fascinatin
Weve got some sunshine, blustery wind in the northwest will blow in some more showers into parts of scotland, where temperatures are still only 17 or 18 degrees, further south, 23 or 24. Now on bbc news, it is hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Migration is a hot and contentious issue right across the world. Amid the cacophony of voices demanding tighter immigration controls, more secure borders and the Mass Deportation of unauthorised incomers, its worth considering how current migration trends fit into the broader sweep of human history. South african born economist Ian Goldin has done just that in an effort to reframe this Migration Debate in terms of the past and the future. Is Migration A Drag or a driver of progress . Ian goldin, welcome to hardtalk. Its a pleasure to be with you, stephen. Its great to have you here. Now, in your book, the shortest history of migration, you have a pretty simple core message, which begins with the thought we are, All Of Us, migrants
Ian goldin, welcome to hardtalk. Its a pleasure to be with you, stephen. Its great to have you here. Now, in your book, the shortest history of migration, you have a pretty simple core message, which begins with the thought we are, All Of Us, migrants. Now, i understand that in sort of evolutionary terms, but why does that matter to todays debate about migration . It matters because i think we need to appreciate that without migration, there would be no human civilisation, and that it continues to be as relevant as in the past, and will be even more so in the future. We need migrants. We need to appreciate them. Of course, we need to manage migration more effectively, but we need to recognise not only that were all mixed up ourselves in our origins, but that our societies require migration in order to thrive. In your short history of migration, you go back 300,000 years to the beginnings of movement, of what we now know as the earliest humans across East Africa into north africa. And y
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