http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/ … agedy.htmlAround 700 people are feared dead after a fishing boat carrying migrants off the coast of Libya capsized on Saturday. That could be an optimistic estimate: Some reports suggest as many as 950 people may have been crammed into the 60-foot vessel. If these numbers are even close to accurate, it’s not only the worst tragedy in Europe’s current migrant crisis—it may be the worst maritime disaster in the Mediterranean since World War II.
Around 900 migrants making their way from North Africa, mostly Libya, to Europe were already believed to have been killed since the beginning of this year, and the number of migrants attempting to make the crossing is likely to increase in the summer months. EU foreign and interior ministers are holding emergency talks on the issue amid questions about whether anything could have been done to prevent this year’s deadly toll, and what can be done to address the crisis going forward.
That's sad. So what can be done to fix this situation? Can't let them drown but saving them will make more people want to go.
Frankly, I think the Europeans lost their right to complain about immigration. But I understand how the average European feels when their countries are flooded with Muslims who don't want to contribute or assimilate. Especially when the EU could collapse whenever.
I am also pretty skeptical of the idea that immigration of any sort is a necessary and good thing for a country.
So what would you do? WWJD?
