this is the same question that china asks when confronted with the uyghur problem. they believe they are fighting terrorism and extremism and those camps are (p

this is the same question that china asks when confronted with the uyghur problem. they believe they are fighting terrorism and extremism and those camps are (part of) the solution. we can disagree with them – and if the extreme claims about those camps are correct, then i do disagree with them. on the EU issue: there isn't one single solution since all the cases are different. a few come to mind. i would not pay blood money to morocco and libya to "keep them at bay" because the EU can't just champion human rights at home and then fund concentration camp-like establishments outside of its borders – we are not funding the ones in xinjiang, we are funding the ones in the libyan litoral. a way more efficient refugee processing scheme with the participation of everyone else would be ethically better. much as i disliked him, matteo renzi put it very well for the eastern european extremists: no refugees, no money. on an EU level i'd also crack down on pushbacks (such as the ones happening in spain and in greece), where the carrot should be a better refugee distribution. let's not forget that europe's exploitation caused this problem, it's also on us to help people and figure out a solution.