...we’ve identified three new trends in how European countries are erecting barriers:

- borders are being heavily policed and the resources used to manage the borders have transformed

- Europe-based NGOs that support migrants are being harassed

- the asylum process is being exported or subcontracted, to African countries.

The EU’s “fortress” approach is a waste of resources that could be put to better use in more humane and sustainable ways. No matter what measures European countries take, irregular migration will continue. Mobility is natural to human life. People will always seek out better options.

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EU migration policy is getting tougher: the 3 new tactics used to keep African migrants out

New tech tools are more intrusive and subtler than physical barriers. They invade migrants’ privacy and are a threat to personal security.

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