The crime of people trafficking only exists because there are borders. Borders between countries through which money and capital flows nearly unimpeded. But borders remain a serious barrier to the free travel of people.
Since Hainan Airlines inaugurated a direct flight between Beijing and Brussels, the number of visa applications at the Belgian embassy has multiplied. More and more Chinese want to travel to Belgium and the surrounding European countries for tourism. But there are also a substantial number of fake visa applications. Students who pretend to go to study in Belgium, businesspeople who pretend to travel on business to Belgium. Once touched down on the tarmac at Brussels Airport, they disappear. Illegal immigrants paying snakeheads a fortune to cross borders.
The one and only true solution to the problem is very simple. Abolish the borders, let people travel freely. This will not lead to a tsunami of poor people flooding the rich countries. Once there were fears that poor farmers from the South of Italy would flood Brussels. Well, where are they? They can travel freely to Brussels or any place in the EU. Polish people came, saw and many of them still prefer to return to their own country.
Give people the freedom to travel. Abolish visas and give the visa officers an extended holiday in the sun.
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