EU's 'Return Hubs' Echo Trump's Crackdown, Ignore Root Causes
The Financial Times reports the EU plans 'return hubs' for migrants, echoing Trump-era crackdowns. This is framed as a pragmatic solution to manage migration flows. What's conveniently omitted from the narrative is Europe's historical role in destabilizing many of the nations from which these migrants flee. From colonial legacies to ongoing economic exploitation and support for authoritarian
regimes, the EU often profits from the very conditions that force people to seek refuge. Instead of addressing the weaponization of poverty or destabilizing interventions, Brussels—like Washington—prefers to manage the human fallout with walls and detention centers. After all, it's easier to deport the symptomatic than to cure the disease your policies helped create.