Understanding Europe's Refugee Crisis
BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 07: Refugees arrive at a short-term housing facility for arriving migrants and refugees in Spandau district on September 7, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin authorities erected the new tent camp, now with a capacity for 1,600 people, last week in a hasty effort to deal with new migrants, at least 300 of whom arrived by bus early this morning and more are expected today and in coming days. Approximately 20,000 migrants, mostly traveling via Hungary, arrived in Germany by train in the last 48 hours and a further 10,000 are expected today. Authorities are distributing them to registration centers and shelters nationwide.
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Dozens of European and African leaders are holding a two-day summit about the refugee crisis. A special report this hour features experts and audiences in New York and Berlin. What are the lessons of the current crisis? And what can Europe learn from the American experience? The U.S. has a long history of immigration, but Europe has a history of out-migration. "Understanding Europe's Refugee Crisis," from America Abroad.
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