Probably for a very long time, until the American Left looks across the Atlantic and sees the EU member countries patrolling the Mediterranean Sea for illegal immigrants from North Africa
European officials are preparing to launch sea patrols around Spain’s Canary Islands to stem the flow of illegal immigrants trying to get to Europe.
Waves of Africans have been pouring onto the Spanish islands, with more than 11,000 from the continent’s poorest countries making the dangerous trip so far this year – doubleing the total whole for 2005.
EU leaders say the surveillance patrols will begin in a few weeks as part of an initial emergency plan “to prevent and divert ships” trying to get to the islands.
The mission will include two airplanes and four boats for seven weeks and would be based out of the Canary Islands.
Similar patrols have been agreed for the Mediterranean island of Malta, which, along with Italy and Spain, have appealed for the EU to draw up permanent rapid reaction teams to bolster surveillance of Europe’s southern maritime borders.
Say it with me now, just like the pro-illegal immigration supporters would:
“But they only want to come there to work!!!!!”
I find it quite funny that Spain, with their recently elected uber-socialist head of state, has appealed to the EU for the exact same thing that Congressional Democrats are trying to block.
Found @ the AoS-HQ