Interestingly, one of the world’s most respected spiritual leaders recently remarked that “Europe belongs to the Europeans” and should not become the permanent residence of various refugees looking for a home. He does believe that more fortunate nations should help people suffering from turmoil in their home countries and provide refuge, but only temporarily.

The Dalai Lama is a war refugee himself, having been chased out of Tibet after the invasion by Red China in 1950.

He has obviously thought about this issue, since he expressed almost the same sentiment in 2016 (Now even the DALAI LAMA says Europe has too many migrants – and they should go HOME, Express UK, June 1, 2016), remarking, “Europe, for example Germany, cannot become an Arab country. Germany is Germany.”

Perhaps the Dalai Lama understands that a world population now approaching eight billion means that immigration cannot be the solution for dissatisfied people seeking a better life: they must build it at home. And nations have a right to their own cultures and sovereignty.