The European Union has come up with a new initiative for the removal of illegal immigrants, they have proposed to offer money and visas to African countries which agree to take back thousands of illegal immigrants.
Plans have been drawn up for Brussels to bankroll a package of support for which will encourage the ‘return and sustainable reintegration of irregular migrants’.
But in return some countries will agree to let thousands of well-qualified African doctors, students and entrepreneurs into the EU, in a move branded ‘madness’.
EU leaders have struggled to find a way to deal with the hundreds of thousands of extra people who have arrived on the continent’s shores this year, with many more expected over the next two years.
Germany sparked outrage when it agreed to open its doors to Syria refugees feeling the war in their home country, which critics said would encourage many more to try to make the perilous sea crossing which has seen many people drown.
Now a plan has been drawn up to encourage African countries to take back their citizens who have reached the EU illegally, the Telegraph reported.
It stresses the ‘obligation of each state under international law to readmit its own nationals in full respect of human dignity’ as well as the ‘principle of non‐refoulement’ which prevents the persecuted behind handed over to their persecutor.
As part of the plan, the packages for ‘safe return and reintegration’ will be matched by the promise of ‘possible visa facilitation’ for well-qualified Africans to work in the EU.
