10 myths about migration in Europe

Writers from the Guardian, Le Monde, El País, Süddeutsche Zeitung and La Stampa address some common claims about migration and assess whether they are true in their country.

1. ‘They are taking our jobs’
2. ‘They deplete welfare budgets’
3. ‘They don’t integrate’
4. ‘They come here illegally’
5. ‘Where there are immigrants you’ll find crime’
6. ‘They dilute our values’
7. ‘They won’t learn local languages’
8. ‘Relaxing immigration laws would lead to the country being inundated’
9. ‘Basic services such as hospitals and schools collapse’
10. ‘They don’t return to their own countries when their situation improves’

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at  Ten myths about migration | World news | theguardian.com.