MSNBC’s Reid and Velshi Discuss ‘Climate Change’ and Migration: ‘It Will Actually Be the Single Biggest Cause of Migration’

REID We re talking ░░░░░░░░ when migration is happening ░░░░░░░░ the world a lot ░░░░░░░░ that is also driven ░░░░░░░░ this stuff You know ░░░░░░░░ these places that we ░░░░░░░░ chosen to live or ░░░░░░░░ people have no choice ░░░░░░░░ to live become inhospitable ░░░░░░░░ do people do They ░░░░░░░░ VELSHI Yes REID If ░░░░░░░░ s inside Florida when ░░░░░░░░ ve got to run ░░░░░░░░ that water you need ░░░░░░░░ move You need to ░░░░░░░░ inland you need to ░░░░░░░░ inland VELSHI Yeah totally ░░░░░░░░ REID When Katrina happened ░░░░░░░░ moved they went to ░░░░░░░░ Some of them did ░░░░░░░░ go back We re ░░░░░░░░ saying that s going ░░░░░░░░ happen now but the ░░░░░░░░ is that humans we ░░░░░░░░ literally running from what ░░░░░░░░ climate from the climate ░░░░░░░░ that we re pretending ░░░░░░░░ t happening but we ░░░░░░░░ physically being moved around ░░░░░░░░ Earth because of it ░░░░░░░░ It will actually be ░░░░░░░░ single biggest cause of ░░░░░░░░ We typically think of ░░░░░░░░ being caused by conflict ░░░░░░░░ wars and things like ░░░░░░░░ in Syria and Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ s not going to ░░░░░░░░ what it is It ░░░░░░░░ actually going to be ░░░░░░░░ because people can t ░░░░░░░░ Generally speaking prosperous people ░░░░░░░░ move first because they ░░░░░░░░ afford to but eventually ░░░░░░░░ the grain stops growing ░░░░░░░░ the fields keep flooding ░░░░░░░░ poor people move too ░░░░░░░░ re going to have ░░░░░░░░ come to terms of ░░░░░░░░ fact that that s ░░░░░░░░ to be the major ░░░░░░░░ for migration around the ░░░░░░░░ and here in America ░░░░░░░░ is really hard to ░░░░░░░░ in places that get ░░░░░░░░ by tornadoes and get ░░░░░░░░ by hurricanes on an ░░░░░░░░ basis You can t ░░░░░░░░ a living out of ░░░░░░░░ So that s a ░░░░░░░░ really important and necessary ░░░░░░░░ REID I have to ░░░░░░░░ you come back because ░░░░░░░░ need to do a ░░░░░░░░ hour too on where ░░░░░░░░ people with money choose ░░░░░░░░ live because they choose ░░░░░░░░ live in some precarious ░░░░░░░░ too that are like ░░░░░░░░ low low low to ░░░░░░░░ ground and are not ░░░░░░░░ the earth enough to ░░░░░░░░ this stuff This is ░░░░░░░░ whole another topic though ░░░░░░░░ ll do that another ░░░░░░░░ Stay safe my friend ░░░░░░░░ re brilliant Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much Ali Velshi Always ░░░░░░░░ you. Thank you.”