In recent years, migration has become one of the most prominent issues in Western politics — including across almost all of the world’s leading aid donors. The United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany have all seen anti-immigration protests — sometimes riots — and a swing to anti-immigration political parties.
With the trend showing no sign of abating, we wanted to know: How have concerns about migration shaped aid? And what does it mean for the future of aid?
Many of the world’s biggest donors — including the U.S., the U.K., Germany, France and the Netherlands — have cut aid over the past year or two, sometimes dramatically. All of these countries are also experiencing strong anti-immigration sentiment, and a pushback against supporting asylum-seekers and refugees.