Daily Thoughts: Nation States, not the EU, are best equipped to solve the Migrant Crisis

       Today, EUCO came out with another predictable and disappointing "EU solution" that contains nothing new.  When they speak of controlling the border and stopping illegal crossings, the EU is not talking about reducing or stopping the flow of migrants to Europe.  Instead, they seek an organized, legal method to transfer the migrants straight to Europe.  From there, the EU will develop "hot spots" and a permanent "redistribution quota scheme" to distribute the migrants among member states. There will be harsh financial sanctions on those countries who refuse the quotas.

        There are many problems with this, including the refugees themselves who will quickly then migrate to wealthier states like Germany. There will be terrorists posing as refugees, and many, once in, will simply vanish.  But the biggest problem is that it will provide a huge incentive for migrants worldwide to "just get to Europe".  Once granted entry, it is almost impossible to deport.  This solution will be rightly rejected by the V4 and would guarantee endless migrants for years to come.  This will tear Europe apart both financially and culturally.

       The Visegrad4 and CEE nations view the "EU solution" as a nonsense; they have also lost all confidence in the EU to secure the border and deny entry.  So naturally, they are taking action themselves and having great success.  The decreased migrant demand for Greece was due to the actions of member states, without the EU's blessing or assistance.  The Balkan countries and Macedonia closed the migrant pipeline from Greece to Germany.  The migrants have no desire to be stuck in Greece, prompting some to go home.  Many others are opting to stay in Turkey or they try their luck at the porous Italian border.  Austria, despite the frenzied protests of both Merkel and Italy, may soon take matters into their own hands by closing their border with Italy; thus leaving the Italians with the choice of limiting entry or being overwhelmed with migrants.

       This unilateral and necessary action by member states will infuriate Merkel, Renzi, Tsipras and EUCO.  This will either force Italy and the EU to secure the border or it may cause the EU to break apart.  Either way, the EU is incapable of solving the crisis under the flag of solidarity, since solidarity means Merkel's Way.  The solution will come from Nation States coming together, as they did in the Balkans, to solve the crisis unilaterally.  Nation States will always be more effective at solving migration simply because they have more at stake than the unelected clerks safely sipping coffee in some office in Brussels.

       There is no migrant crisis in the V4 or Balkans because they defied EU orders and acted unilaterally and in the best interests of their people.  As a result, their resolve benefited all, including Germany and Greece.  Nation states get things done, while the EU Golem pontificates about false values.  Europe's culture, hopes, and dreams lay in the hands of the nation states, not the EU. The future leaders of Europe will emerge from the East, not from a dying West.