The Duck of Minerva

While immigration has not only continued but also increased in recent years, the strict stances of some politicians and policy makers of destination countries, especially European countries, brings to mind the question: Who should host states oppose: immigrants or their corrupt undemocratic states? Human rights issues have provided a ground for supporting immigrants. At the same time, host states have often had relations with the origin states, violators of human rights, in the name of international relations, or to put it better, inter-state relations. In this regard, Norway's relationship...