migrants, a clearer and firmer policy?

After one of the most horrible wars, World War II, where innocent citizens were bombarded and minorities were slaughtered, it was decided per convention that families in such lethal circumstances should be granted asylum in safe countries.



It seemed a logical conclusion at the time. And yet, something seems to go terribly wrong with our immigration policy.

Now, don’t get me wrong. When the lives of families are threatened in streets where it rains bombs and grenades, it is a humane act to offer those people shelter for the duration of the war in case they have no safe areas in their own country.

Luckily, right now, the number of countries in a raging war is limited.

And yet, I can’t help feeling ouraged and worried about the current situation.



Being brainwashed by ostrich politics and news media, we now call anyone who enters the European territory without valid documents a “refugee” or “asylum seeker”, without asking the question: refuge or asylum from what?...

We face a continuous flow of migrants coming from non-war countries under which African countries such as Morocco.

Let’s face it, in reality, those people are candidate immigrants, who seek to upgrade their economic life.

Nothing wrong with that, if they enter Europe after successfully passing a permit procedure. A procedure that evaluates whether a person can offer additional value to our European society thanks to his or her qualities!

This as opposed to entering by boat saying: “Here I am Europe, take care of me and pay me, your problem!”

Boat trips that by the way are organized by criminal smuggler organizations that fill their fat pockets at the cost of the European taxpayer. Costs that can run up to 1000EU per migrant per month. Money that we need for our hospitals, schools, universities and social security!



European policy is too hypocritical to discourage this by sending migrants from non-war countries back on the spot (in safe boats obviously) or by blocking them already at the territorial waters and borders.

Instead of conducting a firm frontier policy, we rather let migrants rot in camps. A totally irresponsible approach!

As an act of total helplessness, Europe asks surrounding countries under which Turkey and Morocco, to play ‘frontier guard’ for us by stopping people from crossing our border.

This ostrich policy with the subsequent waterfall of migrants is unfair to the European citizens who have their own elderly and sick to care for. It gives rise to outrage and unrest and incites hatred in our society, a social tumor that is growing more and more.



Of course, there are also countries that are recovering from a war. Such countries are usually destroyed and devastated and must be rebuilt.

Should they receive some help? I actually think so. Europe received help after the war under which marshal help for Germany.

It is good to help countries back on their feet, but it has to be their sweat as it is their country! Young healthy people seeking ’refuge’ from building up their own country is not going to make the world a better place.

Look at this recipe:

Europe in 1945 was in a horrible state after one of the most devastating wars ever. Our grandparents have worked their butt off to rebuild a destroyed and ruined Europe. It was their sweat that got Europe back on its feet and it took them an entire generation of hard work.



We need clear European borders with clear rules that the whole world understands and we need clear enforcement instead of hypocritically asking foreign countries to ‘guard’ us.

And let’s finally stop talking about the Greek border, the Spanish coast, etc. They are European borders and coasts! A European responsibility!