Amy Pope, the Director General of the International Organisation for Migration, warned that tightening borders while cutting development aid could lead to greater instability in countries facing mass migration. She emphasized the need for investments in stabilizing populations at the source of migration and criticized the short-sightedness of reducing foreign assistance. Pope highlighted the situation in Syria and the ripple effects of tougher US border policies on Latin America. She praised Italy's approach of combining strict border measures with expanded legal migration channels.