Migrant crisis highlights EU failure to tackle the thorny issue of asylum

Like many Europeans, I’m horrified by the death of Aylan Kurdi, a three-year-old Syrian who washed up on the beaches of Turkey while trying to escape to Greece. Aylan was one of at least 12 Syrians who drowned trying to reach Greece, including Aylan’s five-year-old brother. 

The death of such innocent people is a testament to Europe’s broken approach to the current refugee crisis.

First of all, we need to dispel the rumours that the refugees are just coming to Europe to claim benefits. On August 26, 71 Syrian refugees were found dead in the back of a truck in Austria. The very same day, 200 refugees died off Libya in the Mediterranean Sea.