[eigenvector]

It's a lot easier for us in Canada to pick and choose between war-displaced refugees and economic migrants when we have a massive ocean between us and the source of migrants. No one can arrive here without being pre-cleared by the Canadian government. European countries don't have that luxury.

[jbob2000]

They don't have that luxury and they don't want it. The purpose of taking in refugees is two fold: One, to save their lives (duh), but also to prevent them from radicalizing.

Europe is vacuuming up anyone who wants to join so that they don't stay in the warzone and possibly turn against them.

[collyw]

Doesn't seem to be working very effectivley.

[internaut]

This will not be tolerated.

[Caprinicus]

You're right that it's much less water, but euro countries are still choosing to accelerate the situation. Migrants will float their boat up to anything that looks european, sink themselves, because they are often required to bring them onboard and take them to europe, even if they're barely off the coast of wherever they came from.

Even if you want all the migrants you can get, it's a terrible plan because they often accidentally sink themselves near vessels that can't take them onboard and drown, or leave in vessels that aren't seaworthy because they think they'll get picked up, and when they don't they drown.