Migration is dividing the European Union
- Preston Huennekens
- Center for Immigration Studies
The European Union began in 1952 as the European Coal and Steel Community. The original six countries — Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, West Germany, and…
Negotiations continue with outsiders that could see the group’s total membership rise to over 30 by 2020. Some commentators point to the E.U. as a superpower.
Well-intentioned visionaries believed that increased European integration and supranational cooperation would bring prosperity, peace, and progress to the continent, which was left destroyed by the…