Guardian Rips European Refugee Policies

In a Jan. 13 editorial, the Guardian tears into the shambolic and cruel approach that Europe is increasingly taking towards refugees.

“As idealistic young Europeans and former refugees are hauled into the dock for attempting to save lives at sea, Europe’s governments are pondering what more can be done to shore up the defences of a rich continent against the poor and the desperate,” the newspaper said.

“The 21st-century challenges posed by global migration and demographic change will not be met by brutally battening down the hatches,” it said.

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