When many of the world’s ministers gather this week for the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, migration will be high on the agenda – but for all the wrong reasons. The phenomenon of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria – small in number but significant in political impact – is likely to dominate the agenda. European delegates, in particular, will reflect on the apparent failures of integration that have radicalized some immigrants and their descendants. It is likely that a line will also be drawn between irregular migration, asylum and the risk of importing terrorism. Each of these links between migration and violent extremism is relevant and needs to be confronted, but to cast migration as only a negative influence would be wrong. In at least five ways, migration should be part of the solution, too…..