Public confidence in the direction of the United Kingdom continues to plummet, with new polling showing an overwhelming majority of Britons think the country is in poor condition compared to other Western nations.
In August 2015, German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared, “Wir schaffen das” ("We can do it")—a phrase that would become the slogan of a migration policy shift that changed Europe. What followed was an unprecedented influx of asylum seekers, primarily from the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Asia, with Germany absorbing the brunt. A decade later, the social and demographic impacts of that decision continue to unfold across Europe.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated guidance for immigration considerations, explaining that the agency will expand its review of "anti-American activity."
