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230 AN ETHICAL CONSENSUS ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT people. This figure indicates something very important, which is that most people in most places of the world would like to be able to live in their country of birth. Many people would like to raise their children in their homelands with their local languages and cultures. It is true that by no means did every one of these international migrants move out of desperation. But many did, either because they were forced to leave because of macro-factors, such as violence and environmental destruction, or they were induced to leave because they could not earn a basic livelihood and there were limited opportunities for their children’s futures, or they lacked the hope that their children would be able to grow up and have a decent future in their homeland. 6 We should look at this large number of people and understand the roots of the migration, as well as how …