A: Because way too many European voters (spread across the political spectrum, though not uniformly so) would rather become poorer than treat foreigners as human beings, especially if - Heaven forbid - they happen to look a bit different
Why Europe's labour needs clash with its migration policy
Marco Almada
Europe faces a paradox: economies need workers while governments tighten migration rules. This tension grows as the EU’s Migration and Asylum Pact takes effect on 12 June, marking the bloc’s strictest migration policy in decades.
