The New Republic and the Atlantic both have interesting stories about immigration and refugees. The story in the New Republic is about extra-continentals, which are basically immigrants the Middle East and Asia that fly into Brazil -- visas are easy to get -- and then hike their way to Mexico. Once in Mexico, the Mexican government gives them around a week or so to try and make it across the border into America. Why are the coming from so far away? Well the number of extra-continentals crossing into the U.S. has been increasing since 2010, but a lot of the immigrants say they're doing this because it's too hard to gain status in Germany.
Over at the Atlantic they show us how Germany is attempting to screen their refugees. Simply put, they think a lot of applicants for asylum are trying to game the system.
Anyways, read together, I think the articles provide an interesting perspective.
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