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Tuesday, 22 July 2025

The end of compassion

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Professor of Sociology at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). Author of HOW MIGRATION REALLY WORKS. Founding member and director of the International Migration Institute (IMI). For more information see heindehaas.org and migrationinstitute.org
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