Julian Nida-Rümelin
Germany's Minister for Cultural Affairs and Media. Professor of Philosophy at Göttingen University.
Germany's Minister for Cultural Affairs and Media. Professor of Philosophy at Göttingen University.
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?