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810:2011 Mediterranean Sea migrant shipwreck
804:2009 Mediterranean Sea migrant shipwreck
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864:November 2016 Libya migrant shipwrecks
542:Types of migration: Economic Migration
495:"Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary"
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987:Operation Poseidon Rapid Intervention
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1047:Lampedusa immigrant reception center
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870:2018 Libya migrant shipwrecks
775:African immigration to Europe
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433:Economic results of migration
239:Criticism of multiculturalism
1334:Valletta Summit on Migration
1204:Murder of Desirée Mariottini
1179:2016 Chemnitz terrorism plot
1174:2016 Reutlingen knife attack
1113:Norway–Russia border barrier
993:Migrant Offshore Aid Station
858:2016 Egypt migrant shipwreck
846:Burgenland corpses discovery
828:2014 Libya migrant shipwreck
822:2014 Malta migrant shipwreck
686:2015 European migrant crisis
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706:Refugees and immigration
381:labor market flexibility
1329:Turkey's migrant crisis
1078:Austrian border barrier
1312:Migrants around Calais
1199:2018 Chemnitz protests
1149:2015 Corsican protests
1144:2015 Geldermalsen riot
1118:Poland–Belarus barrier
1057:Migrants around Calais
963:Operation Mare Nostrum
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755:Immigration to Romania
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55:Immigration by country
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1093:Calais border barrier
770:Immigration to Greece
750:Immigration to Europe
231:Opposition and reform
1103:Melilla border fence
1032:Basroch refugee camp
765:Immigration to Italy
438:Human capital flight
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999:Proactiva Open Arms
944:Maritime operations
852:Death of Alan Kurdi
834:Blue Sky M incident
816:Lampedusa shipwreck
782:Migration diplomacy
428:Economic inequality
116:Migration diplomacy
65:Illegal immigration
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1052:Moria refugee camp
989:(EU, 2015–present)
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951:Operation Poseidon
924:MĂĽhldorf van crash
882:Sofia lorry deaths
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323:standard of living
244:Immigration reform
190:Political theories
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975:Operation Themis
969:Operation Triton
957:Operation Hermes
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