But the fortress has merely rechanneled, rather than stemmed, the flow of people, forcing migrants and refugees to attempt dangerous sea crossings – even as search and rescue operations are being scaled back. The only beneficiaries are the human traffickers that charge Syrian refugees some €6,000 for space in a dangerous boat or freighter.
但欧洲构筑的堡垒并未阻止、只是改变了人流，迫使移民和难民在缩减搜索救援行动的情况下尝试危险的海上偷渡。人贩子成了唯一的受益者，他们为危险偷渡船只上的弹丸之地而向叙利亚难民收取6，000欧元的高价。