The racist roots of the rise in migration to Europe this year
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While the numbers have fallen on most of the main migration routes to Europe compared with the first five months of last year, the figure has more than doubled for those arriving via the Central Mediterranean, according to Frontex, the European border patrol agency.
Migration to Italy is soaring. And it’s still the off-season.
Tunisia has leapfrogged Libya as the main launching point. Irregular arrivals from Tunisia through May rose more than sixfold to about 26,000, accounting for half of Central Mediterranean crossings, according to the U.N.’s International Office on Migration (IOM). Another 22,000 people were turned back by Tunisian patrols — with the strong backing of European nations.
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