The defects in Europe’s asylum legislation and the difference among its member states’ practices have been evident for some time. But the 350,000 refugees who crossed European borders, and the more than 2,600 who drowned trying to reach them, in the first eight months of this year have opened our eyes.
欧洲庇护法的缺陷及其成员国之间的分歧已经持续了一段时间。但今年头八个月350,000名跨越欧洲边境的难民和在逃亡欧洲途中超过2，600人被淹死让我们睁开了双眼。这些难民所面临的惨无人道的境况不可接受。