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Avery Anapol, Commissioning Editor, Politics + Society, The Conversation Weekly Podcast

Debunking migration myths: the real reasons people move, and why most migration happens in the global south – podcast

People in motion in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Alf Ribeiro/Shutterstock

Around the world, borders between countries are getting tougher. Governments are making it more difficult to move, especially for certain groups of vulnerable people. This comes with a message, subtle or not: that people are moving to higher-income countries to take advantage of the welfare system, or the jobs of people already living there.

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