Last week, I attended Professor Holly Case’s discussion in the Becker-Rose Cafe Series. Professor Case discussed the topic of the migrant crisis in Europe, a major topic covered by the media. Before coming to the discussion, I only knew about the basic ideas of the migrant crisis. The discussion with Professor Case helped in filling the many gaps in my knowledge about the issue. Professor Case explained the topic very well by showing pictures she took of Hungary when she was there in September. Authentic pictures from the places with migrants made it seem more real to the audience, than just talking about it. I note the importance of pictures in the presentation because this is similar to the situation that most of Hungarians face. One of main things Professor Case discussed was how most Hungarians have never really interacted with the migrants. The migrants usually follow the same path, which means that unless you live in their route, there is very little chance of seeing them. The government is trying to use pictures to manipulate the population’s perceptions of the migrants. Professor Case showed many pictures of the Hungarian government posting on billboards that they will make sure no one will take away Hungarian jobs. In addition to that, the government does not allow media to publish pictures of migrant women and children. They want it to seem like most of the migrants are young males trying to take away Hungarian jobs. It is very interesting to see how social media is being used by governments. As an outsider it is easy for me to see through the manipulation but I wonder if it is very apparent to the average Hungarian. The talk made me think more deeply about how different people may perceive a situation. Although I don’t think we will be able to solve the problem soon, especially with the attacks in Paris, I am optimistic that the countries may find a policy to deal with this situation.