Once Migrants Reach Europe, Countries Face Integration Challenge

Once Migrants Reach Europe, Countries Face Integration Challenge

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We’ve heard the numbers: Thousands of migrants and refugees are risking everything to get to Europe every day. Nearly a million people claimed asylum in the European Union just last year. But how are countries handling this influx? NPR’s Audie Cornish talks to Thomas Liebig, senior migration specialist at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which just released a report called “Making Integration Work.”

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