EU Looks to Screen Migrants in Africa to Stop Boatloads

ONENEWSNOW - After pushing countries on the continent for years to accept migrants in the midst of the refugee crisis, the leftist European Union (EU) is finally committed to curb immigration and the problems that come with it by pushing to start screening centers in Africa to decrease sea crossings.

Through a number of talks next week, approximately 10 EU leaders are slated to discuss ways to end the constant flow of migrants who have been launching off the shores of North Africa in boats, and the main plan on the table is to stop the boatloads from landing on southern European shores - a scheme that includes paying countries such as Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia to detain refugees in holding centers until they are found to meet asylum eligibility.

"The leaders will back the creation of 'regional disembarkation platforms,'" the Associated Press (AP) reported, according to Breitbart News post. "Essentially, people striking out for Italy in unseaworthy boats could be taken back - for instance, to Libya if picked up by the EU-financed and trained Libyan coast guard - or transported to neighboring countries for screening."

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EU insists that one of the main goals behind the proposal is migrant safety.

"[The hosting nations' migrant centers] should provide for rapid processing to distinguish between economic migrants and those in need of international protection, and reduce the incentive to embark on perilous journeys," reads a draft statement obtained by AP that was written for the June 28-29 EU summit scheduled in Brussels, Belgium.

Despite Europeans across the continent complaining in recent years about their communities being flooded and taken over by problematic...

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