Migration with Common Sense

Migration is a controversial topic that is highly obscured by ideology in the political arena. However, common sense can help us normal humans disentangle most arguments. Let's start with two examples from daily life that, at first glance, have nothing to do with migration:

• Imagine your neighbor's child comes home from school on a rainy afternoon. The child doesn't have a key to the door, and no one is home. The child waits in front of the house. Most of us would invite the child into our house until their parents come home and offer them something to drink and a cookie. 
• Now, assume you are home and someone is knocking on your door. You open the door and see two men standing there. They push you away. One goes straight to your living room and sits on your couch. The other goes to your kitchen, takes your best bottle of wine, opens it, and pours two glasses. Most of us would call the police or grab a stick to throw the men out. 

Common sense allows us to assess both scenarios. Most of us would consider the first example to be good behavior because humans naturally empathize with others and help if possible. We would consider the two men in the second example to be criminals because we have a natural instinct to defend our property and privacy. 

Think about it and apply the result to migration: Help when needed, but don't allow yourself to be overwhelmed by abuse.