EU Agrees to Set Up Migrant Centers in Africa; Due to Huge No. of Migrants Engulfing Europe

The European Union today (June 29, 2018) agreed to set up processing centers in African countries to try to cut off the huge flow of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea, according to The Trumpet website.

Sebastian Kurz, the Austrian chancellor in coalition with the far-right, hailed the change as a victory for anti-immigrant governments who blame the EU's liberal asylum system for fueling a migrant influx.

"It seems as if today we will manage a shift in migration policy," Kurz said. "That's important because we have asked for a systemic change for years. For years we have demanded reductions in the number of people coming to Europe illegally..."

In a concession to populist and anti-immigration governments, the EU agreed to begin work on setting up refugee processing centers outside Europe in countries such as Libya, Tunisia, and Morocco.