Propaganda piece from the EU commissioner for migration--this explains SO much!

Most Americans don't have time to even know what's happening here, let alone overseas.  So why bother posting about events in, say, Europe?  The answer is that our self-appointed "elites"--including political leaders--are much like theirs, so political policies in Europe today will almost certainly become policies here sooner or later.

With this in mind I'd like to show you an article in "Politico.eu" yesterday, on the official immigration policies of the European Union.  The author is Dimitris Avramopoulos, who say he's EU commissioner for "migration, home affairs and citizenship."

If it strikes you as odd that the same guy is commissioner for both "migration" and "citizenship," congratulations.

Before we start, those of you unfamiliar with the crappy bureaucracy that is the EU High Commission need to know that the EU commission is completely unelected.  As are all their appointed commissioners.  They're appointed...by the leaders of their respective nations.  Thus they are essentially unaccountable to their citizens for horrible policies.

With that in mind, here's the EU commissioner for migration (edited to remove boilerplate):

It’s time to face the truth: We cannot and will never be able to stop migration.

The refugee crisis in Europe may be subsiding, but migration globally will not stop.

This is a flat-out lie, intended to persuade gullible people that there is no longer a refugee problem.  That's total bullshit, but saying it helps his case--and not inadvertently, the re-election prospects of the people who appointed him.

Human mobility will increasingly define the 21st century. If we want to be ready for it, we need to start preparing now.

Migration is our new reality. The time has come to start... putting in place policies aimed at promoting integration and inclusion.

Oh, by all means.  Cuz Muslim African "migrants" really, reeeally wanna integrate into western secular societies.  Uh-huh.  Trust him, citizen.

Over the last two years Europe has been primarily addressing the immediate urgencies of the global migration and refugee crisis — and quite successfully so. Irregular flows have dropped by 63 percent.

Really?  Says who?  All the numbers I've seen from, say, the Italian coast guard, say the number of people crossing the Med from North Africa to Italy is still at near-record levels.

More than 32,000 refugees have been relocated within Europe. More than 25,000 people in need of protection have been resettled to the Continent, with another 50,000 expected to arrive in the next two years. And thousands of migrants have been helped on the ground in Libya in cooperation with international partners.

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Of course a lot still remains to be done in the European Union. We need to deliver on our promises to evacuate thousands of migrants from Libya

"Our promises"?  Who made those promises?  Which nations approved that obligation?  None.

We need to reach a comprehensive and fair asylum reform by June.

Sounds almost identical to "comprehensive immigration reform" being pushed by Democrats--which is code for "open dem borders so's we kin get all our amigos voting Democrat ASAP!"

Unfortunately the recent discourse on migration — influenced by rising nationalism, populism and xenophobia — has limited our opportunities to put in place smart, forward-looking migration policies, at both the national and European levels.

How interesting:  This asshole claims xenophobia has limited the EU's ability to put in place "smart migration policies at both the national and EU levels."  But in reality, when 4 core EU member states decided they wanted to put in place their own national policies, the EU threatened them with severe financial and political penalties.

What the commissioner meant is that the EU claims the power to dictate immigration policies to its member nations.  How cool is that, right?  Just like the U.N. claims the power to force the U.S. to rescind Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.  Whether that's a good idea isn't the point.

It is foolish to think that migration will disappear if one adopts harsh language. It is naïve to think that our societies will remain homogenous and migration-free if one erects fences.

So you've tried harsh measures and big fences, have ya?  Uh...where?  When?  I think you spouting the same ol' bullshit spouted by liberals here in the U.S.  "A wall will never work.  Can't work.  And we know that because...uh...well, we put that question to our supercomputer--same one that has been so great at proving that CO2 is fatally warming the planet.  So we know we're right."

We must start to be honest with those citizens who are concerned about how we will manage migration. We may not be able to stop migration. But...

Sounds like you're starting with the conclusion you want and working backwards, Sparky.

...we can be better, smarter and more proactive at managing this phenomenon. However, we cannot achieve this if we don’t accept a change in attitude and a change in our narrative.

That "change in attitude," of course, is a change in your attitude, citizens.  Not ours.  Cuz we're smaht and you aren't.  We know we need more Muslim African "migrants" flooding your nations and cities, cuz...diversity.

The EU has granted protection to more than 700,000 people last year. They have found safety in Europe, but we also need to make sure they find a home.

And to do that we'll demand that countries kick retirees out of government housing and use those units to house "migrants."  Cuz...fairness, citizen.

[W]e all need to be ready to accept migration, mobility and diversity as the new norm and tailor our policies accordingly. The only way to make our asylum and migration policies future-proof, is to collectively change our way of thinking first.

This is a propaganda technique sometimes called "bandwagon effect."  The goal is to convince sheep that "Hey, ALL the COOL people are doing (or thinking) X, and don't you wanna be cool too?"  And re his comment about "The only way to make OUR migration policies [cool] is to change our way of thinking first," what the commissioner really means is that YOU need to change your way of thinking to match what he's demanding.  But of course he can't say that in those words, cuz...too obvious.

Does the commissioner--the author of this piece--sound like he's working for the best interests of native Europeans?