OPINION

Migrants: The borders are closing

Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 21/06/2018

» There are actually fewer migrants crossing the Mediterranean and landing in European Union countries this year than in any other recent year: only 37,000 so far, although the flow will increase with good summer weather. But they are nevertheless the "last straw" as far as some EU countries are concerned. Patience is running out.