NHK General's "The Butterfly Effect of Images" (Mondays at 10 PM) will air "Immigrants in Europe" on March 16th. The influx of immigrants is shaking Europe. With more than 4 million people still arriving annually, right-wing parties advocating anti-immigration policies are gaining support. The program looks back on the 80-year history since the end of the war, a period of wavering between tolerance and exclusion.
For the second year in a row, the most common name for boys born in the UK is Muhammad. In the UK, the Muslim population has more than doubled compared to 20 years ago. In Germany, one in three people has an immigrant background, and in France, Muslims now make up more than 10% of the total population.
Europe has a long history of accepting immigrants. After the war, people from Africa and the Middle East were sought after as labor for reconstruction. When the Cold War collapsed, people poured in from Eastern Europe, and during the Arab Spring, large numbers of refugees from the Middle East headed for Europe. Narrated by announcer Yoji Itoi.
