Mostly agreeing with you, but the EU has created some of the lure for welfare tourism across the mediterraen sea by stupid politics: why create an incentive to try crossing in boats not build to cross when after saving people aboard from drowning they are brought to Italy? Offer them safe and dry passage back to north africa or let them take their chances. Vet there, let them enter the EU only after asylum process has resulted in acceptance, thereby eliminating any discussion of what to do with those not given asylum.


>However, it is the EU that which has been confronted with the mass migration, and with very little choice since it has been impacted directly and suddenly by the humanitarian crisis developing on their doorstep. Saudi Arabia, or others, were not destinations sought by these migrants. These countries could be part of the solution, but protesting the fact that they don't accept any quota of immigrants is not really a practical issue. From my POV, I do find it immoral that there are Arab countries that reject the idea of accepting immigrants with a similar culture, language, religion, moral values. But again, we're talking about a humanitarian crisis and if others are not willing to help, then some must.