EU - Africa Immigration Conference Offers Lessons for US Immigration Debate:

EU - Africa Immigration Conference Offers Lessons for US Immigration Debate:

Several EU and African countries recently met in Morocco to come up with common strategies to deal with illegal immigration from Africa. Africans brave treacherous deserts and stormy seas to reach Europe with large numbers of them dying in the process. Whereas, EU countries have stringent anti-immigration rules(fences, deportation etc) they’ve realized that enforcement only does not solve the problem completely. The EU nations have sought the assistance of countries of origin, to help fight illegal immigration.

The summit agreed to:
- Joint Monitoring of sea and Border routes.
- Coordinated police and judicial efforts targeting human trafficking networks
- Clearer rules for deportation and repatriation.
- Measures to increase awareness of the dangers of illegal migration.
- Economic assistance to African states to alleviate economic crisis.

The conference should provide a lesson to American leaders.

Dealing with the immigration issues on this side of the border only, will not necessarily solve the problem completely. The nation needs a partner in Mexico to help stanch the flow of migrants