, even a dog we do know is better company than a man whose language we do not know
, and so we are forced to strive for the opposite: a profound effort employing all linguistic and social repertoires to enable each and every migrant to tell their story. Hamlet invokes the assistance of Horatio in death to affirm his humanity, and he needs dialogue to achieve it. In de-humanising our migrant visitors we risk in some way dehumanising ourselves. A possible solution is language, Montaigne stresses the role falsehood would have in destroying companionship (ibidem)
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