Whenever another boat from North Africa or the Eastern Mediterranean lands on the Italian island of Lampedusa, or on a British or Spanish beach, the media consistently speak of "refugees" or "asylum seekers." That term evokes the image of a mixed group: mothers with small children, families fleeing war and violence. The reality, however, is fundamentally different.
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Whenever another boat from North Africa or the Eastern Mediterranean lands on the Italian island of Lampedusa, or on a British or Spanish beach, the media consistently speak of "refugees" or "asylum seekers." That term evokes the image of a mixed group: mothers with small children, families fleeing war and violence. The reality, however, is fundamentally different.