The masses huddle at Europe’s doors

Editorial. The arrival of thousands upon thousands of refugees in EU southern border-states presents EU leaders with hard but not impossible choices.

ESO: Background information: Italy main gateway for illegal migration to EU http://www.europeansources.info/record/italy-main-gateway-for-illegal-migration-to-eu/

ESO: Background information: Fortress Europe: Immigration http://www.europeansources.info/record/analysis-fortress-europe-immigration/

ESO: Background information: Brussels pushes for border controls http://www.europeansources.info/record/brussels-pushes-for-border-controls/

Süddeutsche Zeitung, 3.8.11: Asylum in Europe — a mirage across the water (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/830701-asylum-europe-mirage-across-water

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