So far in 2015, over 300,000 people have risked their lives to escape poverty stricken and war torn countries in the Middle East and Africa. As a result, about 2600 people have died or gone missing enroute to Europe. We discussed the driving factors behind this mass migration movement to Europe and the role of the United States to save these refugees, featuring Joel Millman, Spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration.

*FACT CHECK: According to the Associated Press, the father of the 3-year-old Syrian boy whose body was discovered washed up on a Turkish beach, Abdullah Kurdi, also lost his other son and his wife while migrating from Syria.

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