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Kathleen Maclay, the author, discusses the economic effect of climate change in the United States within the next 100 years using the information from a study published in the journal Science. The author states that climate change will make income inequality worse due to the mass migrations that will occur. The author recommends that politicians consider what is most important when making decisions about climate change and to remember that it will effect the economy of tomorrow.

Mass migration is already happeningredients in today's world due to war. Would people begin to take population migration seriously if it happened in our country today because of climate change? Imagine if Hurricane Harvey had done worse damage and the city had decided to evacuate the affected cities, more people would have to had to migrate elsewhere.

In the past year, Germany has taken the majority of migrants fleeing to Europe and is estimated to be approximately 226,000 people. In June, the Balkan route had been closed off but the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees still claimed that 20,000 people still made the journey. In addition, the agency reported that there could be 150,000 migrants that traveled over last year alone because they are still behind in their census.

This article talks about since Italy went into lockdown, human waste and agriculture spilling has decreased by 30%. Since Italy has less boat traffic marine life has returned to its usual migration pattern.

Angela Merkel's approval rating is at a five-year low and it's primarily due to her immigration policy. Germany has taken in nearly 1.1 million refugees since the migrant crisis began and the AFD (Alternative fuer Deutscheland) has increasingly gotten a lot of support from those who are concerned about integration, and domestic security.

A touchy subject but one that has been increasingly more important in the United States, should illegal immigrants be able to vote? The research shows that that their votes play a major role in poles. I think that it's important for people to vote and have a say, but should everyone who comes into the U.S. be allowed to have such a say if not a citizen? Would Americans have that same right in their home country?

I am an immigrant myself, i migrated here legally, i pay my taxes, receive no tax breaks even while i make little money, i do not have the ability to vote, and i have done the process through and through, without breaking the law. So i ask, why if i can't vote, should someone who has dodged taxes, came here illegally, and broken the laws of this generous country, have the ability to vote where i cannot?

This site shares stories of immigrants seeking asylum in the United States. It illustrates the kinds of struggles that they go through, some of them dying in the process. Migrants face huge hurdles when trying to immigrate to the U.S., and their stories show that there is work to be done on the U.S. immigration process.

It is good that this article is showing the struggles some immigrants go through as they are migrating.