The EU can no longer stand by while child migrants are drowning
▻http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/21/eu-child-migrants-drowning-libya-trafficking
Many of those attempting to reach Europe are children. And of these children, many are completely alone – without the support of parents, family or friends. In 2014, half of the children who arrived in Italy were unaccompanied, but this year the proportion has increased to over two-thirds (68%).
These children are fleeing conflict, extreme poverty and persecution in some of the world’s most bloody conflicts, failed states and repressive regimes including Syria, Somalia and Eritrea. They are not criminals, but victims of some of the modern world’s most major crises.