The other side of this tragedy is how it will change Europe. Non-Western migrants had already been flooding into Europe for decades. Leaders refused to stop it for many reasons. Some saw migrants as cheap labor. Others were afraid of being branded racists for opposing it.
But long before this present crisis, experts were asking if Europe would still be Europe if immigrants someday outnumbered natives.
It is a staggering humanitarian crisis: the largest refugee influx since World War II. More than 300,000 Africans and Asians have crossed Europe's border this year, double last year's pace. Hundreds more have died trying in just the past few weeks.
The other side of this tragedy is how it will change Europe. Non-Western migrants had already been flooding into Europe for decades. Leaders refused to stop it for many reasons. Some saw migrants as cheap labor. Others were afraid of being branded racists for opposing it.
But long before this present crisis, experts were asking if Europe would still be Europe if immigrants someday outnumbered natives.
The Great Replacement
"It's increasingly clear in Western European countries that as populations reach a tipping point, that there are increasing groups of people," George Igler, with London's Discourse Institute, told CBN News.
"If the political establishment continues to get its way, in five, in 10, in 15 years, how many Germans are going to be left in Germany?" he asked. "How many French people are going to be left in France? How many English people are going to be left in England?"