Sympathy for refugees fleeing from war torn and impoverished nations has proven fleeting at best, as nearly all safe havens have begun slamming the doors shut again.
Due to fighting, famine, political corruption and terrorism, 2015 has seen the largest flood of asylum-seekers in the history of immigration.
So many millions are on the move, in fact, that charitable NGOs say the number of uprooted people worldwide now amounts to the population of a small country.
And those tragic figures continue to climb this summer, as hundreds of thousands everyday walk, ride, boat or even crawl toward sanctuary, seeking a better life on foreign soil and risking their own lives in the process.
Ironically, the closed-door countries they’re heading for -- America, Germany, France, Austria, England, and beyond -- have historically benefitted from humanity’s routine mass migrations, either as givers or receivers of displaced persons.
Besides prospering from their industry and labor, why else should we be welcoming all those who survive the grueling journey to our borders this year?
Because they’ve shown themselves to be the fittest of our species, of course. It’s good for the gene pool.
