The policies put in place by the EU and its member states are directly responsible for the plight of those who die attempting to cross the Mediterranean. Efforts to discourage refugees from arriving have not diminished the number of people who are granted asylum in Europe; they have merely made the process of being granted refugee status more random and dangerous.
欧盟及其成员国所实施的政策与在穿越地中海时所发生的死亡直接相关。阻止难民到达的措施并没有减少获得欧洲庇护的人的数量；只是让授予难民身份的过程变得更加随机、更加危险。