Europe is facing an existential challenge: can it still choose its own migration policy, or is it doomed to endure uncontrolled flows dictated by criminal networks, activist NGOs, and European institutions disconnected from reality?

Europe’s Migration Policy: A Double Standard

Faced with growing migratory pressure, European countries are responding in starkly different ways. Italy under Giorgia Meloni and Germany led by Friedrich Merz have taken concrete measures to control their borders. Italy has succeeded in reducing illegal entries from North Africa by 60%, while Germany has reinstated internal border controls and cut federal subsidies to NGOs complicit in migrant trafficking.

In contrast, France under Emmanuel Macron remains stuck in inertia and denial, refusing even to acknowledge the existence of a migration problem. Macron embodies a technocratic vision where the concept of national borders is simply irrelevant.

The Divide Between Elites and the People: The Migration Cost in France

This denial highlights a growing rift between governing elites and the aspirations of European peoples. In Germany, the rise of Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), now the country’s second-largest political force, reflects widespread rejection of uncontrolled immigration. Even the traditional Christian-Democratic right has been forced to recognize this shift in public sentiment.

In France, however, the authorities continue to ignore the growing frustration of citizens facing the economic, social, and security consequences of mass immigration. Immigration is imposed from above, without regard for the democratic will of the people.

In France, Immigration Remains Overwhelmingly Social

Contrary to official narratives, France does not experience significant labor migration. Only 15 to 17% of residence permits are issued for professional reasons—similar to the share granted to those with refugee status. The vast majority of residence permits fall under other categories: family reunification, humanitarian grounds, or various forms of regularisation.

This “social welfare immigration” places immense pressure on public finances and weakens France’s social model, fueling resentment among a population that increasingly feels abandoned.

Asylum and Migration Pact: Institutionalised Powerlessness

The new EU Asylum and Migration Pact—supported by Paris but rejected by several member states—enshrines European powerlessness. Rather than preventing illegal entry, it organizes the redistribution of migrants across the Union, effectively legalizing what began as unlawful entry.

Yet between 70% and 80% of asylum seekers in Europe have their claims rejected. The Pact merely sustains an absurd system where setting foot on European soil is enough to trigger quasi-automatic rights that are almost impossible to revoke.

Frontex: An Agency in Need of Reform to Protect Borders

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, has become a symbol of this drift—paralyzed by a human rights ideology that undermines its mission. Instead of defending Europe’s borders, the agency’s operations are obstructed by “fundamental rights monitors” who prevent any form of firmness against illegal migration.

To regain control, Europe must overhaul Frontex’s governance, remove pro-immigration profiles, and restore operational leadership to law enforcement, border guards, and coast guards. Only strong political will can end institutionalised powerlessness and restore the sovereignty of nation-states.