It’s been a full decade since people started drowning in the Mediterranean in their thousands – and sadly, not much has changed. Back in April 2015, the world first started paying serious attention to what we now call the “migrant crisis.”
People fleeing war, poverty, and disaster across the Global South risked everything to find safety in Europe. For a brief moment, it felt like hope might win – leaders promised millions for rescue missions, and Germany’s Angela Merkel declared: “Refugees welcome”, reported the Independent.
