It has been 10 years since the migrant crisis began – when thousands of people fleeing war, persecution and poverty sought refuge in Europe. A decade later, migration remains one of the continent’s most divisive and politicised issues.
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Across Europe, anti-immigrant policies have hardened, physical border walls have gone up, and new barriers – both visible and invisible – continue to appear. As a result, migrants are forced on to ever more dangerous routes in search of safety. And the smuggling gangs that EU politicians claim to want to stop are growing more powerful than ever.
The Guardian’s European community affairs correspondent, Ashifa Kassam, and video journalist Frances Rankin travel to the edges of ‘Fortress Europe’ to find out what 10 years of tightening migration policy means for people on the move today.
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