"Unless the refugees overrun us all. Like they did in the 'ring of fire' years, back when Ur and Hammurabi were writing. A chain reaction of failed crops, refugee migrations and overloaded ecosystems culminated in Egypt being nearly destroyed by the 'sea people', a flotilla of desperate refugees. It only ended when Egypt armed everybody and defeated them (killed them all)."
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/6133
"In the 1930s, 40 percent of the total membership of the American communist party nationwide came from one small immigrant group - the Finns."
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