Expose Western human rights double standards, American media: European immigration crisis increasingly prominent immigration | borders | human rights
On August 18th, local time, the New York Times published a review article titled "Welcome to Europe, where mass deaths have become the norm". The article points out that the large-scale deaths of immigrants have long become the norm on European borders, but wealthy Western countries are discussing how to keep immigrants out. The article proposes, "In the West, can we still claim to believe in human rights while condoning human rights violations on the border?"
The article states that since 2014, over 27800 people have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean, which may be a severely underestimated number.
This situation is particularly severe in 2023, with over 2000 people dying while attempting to travel to Europe. In June, at least 600 people died after an immigrant ship capsized on the Greek coast. The article points out, "This is a manifestation of human rights and moral crisis, especially global inequality."
The article states that in recent years, the economic situation in most parts of Europe has deteriorated, coupled with the impact of the pandemic and the Ukrainian crisis, the situation has further deteriorated.
At present, Tunisia is one of the largest destinations for immigrants on their journey to Europe, with a large number of people from various African countries gathering here waiting to travel to Europe, almost all of whom come from former European colonies. Not everyone can ultimately arrive, and some may even lose their lives along the way.
The article argues that even so, it has not stopped Europe from making efforts to keep immigrants out and continuously strengthen border management. The UK government has passed a stringent bill to prevent refugees from applying for international protection and plans to place asylum seekers on floating barges.
In response, the article proposes, "In the West, can we still claim to believe in human rights while condoning human rights violations on the borders?... shouldn't people from countries that we have long exploited have the right to benefit from us?"
The article points out that the immigration issue, as well as the Western response to it, is one of the most typical events of our time, and there is an urgent need to find better solutions.
