Europeans On Immigration, A Chicago Website for Immigrants And The Festival in the Desert

FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2016 file picture a woman holds a placard during a Pegida demonstration against immigration and Islamisation in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The refugee crisis and the threat of terrorism in Europe are very much related to one another in the minds of many Europeans, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center across the continent. Many Europeans also worry that migrants will become an economic burden and take away their jobs and social benefits. Populist parties all over the continent have successfully increased their numbers by campaigning against Muslim migrants including the right-wing Alternative for Germany or Austria’s Freedom Party.
A woman holds a placard during a Pegida demonstration against immigration and Islamisation in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The refugee crisis and the threat of terrorism in Europe are very much related to one another in the minds of many Europeans, according to recent surveys. Peter Dejong / AP Photo
FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2016 file picture a woman holds a placard during a Pegida demonstration against immigration and Islamisation in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The refugee crisis and the threat of terrorism in Europe are very much related to one another in the minds of many Europeans, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center across the continent. Many Europeans also worry that migrants will become an economic burden and take away their jobs and social benefits. Populist parties all over the continent have successfully increased their numbers by campaigning against Muslim migrants including the right-wing Alternative for Germany or Austria’s Freedom Party.
A woman holds a placard during a Pegida demonstration against immigration and Islamisation in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The refugee crisis and the threat of terrorism in Europe are very much related to one another in the minds of many Europeans, according to recent surveys. Peter Dejong / AP Photo

Europeans On Immigration, A Chicago Website for Immigrants And The Festival in the Desert

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