Frits Bolkestein
Frits Bolkestein was a member of the European Commission, 1999-2004, and is a former Dutch minister of defense. He was an IWM fellow in 2005.
Frits Bolkestein was a member of the European Commission, 1999-2004, and is a former Dutch minister of defense. He was an IWM fellow in 2005.
In the United States and Europe, immigration tends to divide people into opposing camps: those who claim that newcomers undermine economic opportunity and security for locals, and those who argue that welcoming migrants and refugees is a moral and economic imperative. How should one make sense of a debate that is often based on motivated reasoning, with emotion and underlying biases affecting the selection and interpretation of evidence?