Migration roots: the broken asylum system
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Immigration is a political lightning rod in part because the ageing global asylum pact is no longer fit for purpose. We examine how best to update it. As paycheques for top-notch AI researchers go stratospheric, demand for rank-and-file coders is quickly cooling. And what a gimmicky free show in London reveals about the city and the nature of modern fame.
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| 1:06.2 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:09.5 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 1:11.5 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:21.0 | The rise of generative AI is creating another kind of digital divide. On one side, the coders who can make the AI models and rake in crazy money. |
| 1:31.3 | And then there are all the other computer whizzes whose job prospects are swiftly dimming. |
| 1:38.3 | And a free open-air performance in London provides a window into the state of the theater industry |
| 1:45.0 | and shows how fame is changing in the internet era. |
| 1:48.0 | But first... We interviewed an asylum seeker called Miguel. |
| 2:11.6 | He's from Latin America, and his reason for claiming asylum in Britain is that he says that gangsters in the city where he's from are going to kill him if he goes back. |
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