The essay talks about immirgation being a political issue in Europe and how the UK and Germany deal with it

The Politics of Immigration in Europe
Historically Europe has been a net exporter of people since the middle ages as the Great Powers expanded into Africa, The Indian subcontinent, and other parts of the world. People moved out in search of wealth and land. The Age of Empires drew to a close and now it is mostly the highly skilled that leave Europe to other developed nations. People all over the world look at the developed nations as either a land of opportunity or safety from persecution & oppression.
In the last fifty years the pattern of migration has been inwards towards Europe…