Neoliberalpol has gone Rorke:

"Compassionate Westerners may feel an urge to help the refugees they see arriving on their shores. But if the journey is long, arduous and costly, the ones who complete it will usually not be the most desperate, but male, healthy and relatively well-off"

“The asylum system is not working. It cannot cope with a world of proliferating conflict, cheap travel and huge wage disparities. A more pragmatic approach starts by helping refugees find shelter closer to home“

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/07/10/scrap-the-asylum-system-and-build-something-better
https://x.com/theeconomist/status/1943294319667953817?s=46