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Barack Obama: “Mass migration has been triggered in part by the…”

Featuring: Barack Obama, Democratic | 44th President of the United States | National

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Barack Obama Discusses Democracy, Social Cohesion, and Leadership at the Connecticut Forum

Published | Video Starts at 23:40

People started seeing how different others were living. And that's an assault on their identity and their status. And it also triggered all kinds of movement among peoples. The degree to which Mass migration has been triggered in part by the communications revolution. I think is something that is not talked about enough because people started saying, oh, I can be here and here's how I can organize moving to a better life. (23:40–23:48)

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Asserts that advancements in communication technology have contributed to increased migration.

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