By The Word Shop
Firstly we should open by explaining exactly what the U.N migration pact is all about. Essentially it is a pact between nations to work together in order to improve the nature of movement, means of travel, conditions of travel, and the health and safety of migrants during travel.
Secretary-General of the U.N. António Guterres said one of the goals of the compact was “to strengthen international cooperation against smugglers and human traffickers, and to protect their victims.”
The pact has been opposed by seven EU countries which include Hungary, Austria, Italy, Poland, and Slovakia. Hungary has taken a keen anti-immigration stance in recent months in EU Parliament citing their discontent and obstinate reluctance to open border migration.
This sentiment is rising throughout European citizens also, prompting more vocal right wing movements like PEGIDA in Germany as well as the English Defence League in Britain, both have been accused of extreme racism and acting in more extremely provocative manner often leading to violent scenes like Brussels saw today.
Even in typically egalitarian societies like Sweden, the resistance to mass migration is growing bolder as the anti-immigration party of Social Democrats have gained a substantial march on the a current no government situation as no party has enough votes to claim a majority.
Denmark has also noted that a small and notoriously inhospitable island off the coast of the country will be the exile destination ground for “undesirable migrants” including criminals and rejected asylum seekers. Denmark’s immigration Minister Inger Stojberg posted on Facebook “They are undesirable in Denmark, and they must notice!”.
Around 5,000 anti-immigration protesters rallied outside the European Union headquarters in Brussels to mark their dissatisfaction with the newly signed U.N migration pact. Around 1,000 counter protesters rallied in response to signify their unity with migrants, one of them citing “We want to raise the alarm to show that the organizers of the other demo are fascists groups,” Naomi Stocker told the BBC. “They advertise hate and discrimination and are violent. We want to warn people and send a different message.”
The Global Compact was drawn up by the U.N recently as work-in-progress designed to filter and spread existing refugees among larger nations, as well as ease the pressure on nations who already have a large refugee population by virtue shared commitment among U.N pact members, and facilitate easier condition for refugees to return home…
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