Eu's New Policy To Deport Illegals

[Morgan]

The EU's infatuation with multiculturalism and high levels of immigration appears to be drawing to a close. The mantra of we are citizens of the world is kaput with lefties in the EU. I think it is very interesting that border control, maintaining a nation's sovereignity which has not had much play for decades with Europeans has gained political respect. And the renewed desire to protect nations' borders does not seem to be associated with any particular ethnicity, colour, political party, or religious organization. That is to say, the Labour Party WASP's in the UK are just as committed to protecting their borders as the olive skinned conservative Catholic Italians and the secular French, etc.

a. Do you think this tough response to illegal/refugee immigration and interest in good border control will catch on in Canada and the USA?

b. How will this play out in the UN, specifically with regards to the power of the office of the UN High Commissioner re: assigning minimum immigration acceptance quotas to First World countries?

c. Will there be more accountability re: Third World leaders accepting foreign aid? That is will they be under the gun to make life good for their nationals so there is less illegal immigration/flight to First World countries?

EU plans charter flights to speed up deportations, Stephen Castle, Independent, Jan. 24/04

Charter flights are to be used to repatriate failed asylum-seekers and other illegal immigrants under a new €30m (£20m) initiative announced by EU ministers.

A new European agency for border control will co-ordinate returns by EU member states in an effort to help stem the rising numbers of economic migrants crossing borders.

The EU has already negotiated agreements with four countries which undertake to accept back their nationals. These are Sri Lanka, Albania, Macau and Hong Kong. Similar deals are being sought with Morocco, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, China, Pakistan and Algeria.