British Prime Minister David Cameron has rejected demands from other EU member countries in a bid to handle the migrant crisis. He insisted that he could not agree to take on a quota of the current 120,000 refugees Germany wants members to take on, because it would not solve the underlying problem. He has agreed to give an extra $152 million in aid to help with the relief.
The UK was not the only country to reject plans. According to The New York Times , Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Romania have also voiced concerns against the plans to take on a quota, but were overruled. It is unclear whether they agreed to send other relief. Hungary recently erected a physical border between itself and Serbia to prevent refugees crossing, saying Serbia is a safe country and asylum seekers should remain there.
Germany has recently, temporarily, tightened its border controls, with Austria, Holland and Norway expected to follow suit. The countries have said the move is legal within the Schengen agreement.
Britain does not have to worry about the Schengen Agreement causing problems, as the country never signed the bill. It was one of a small number of member countries that refused to sign it, so there is still a strict border control for all. This has allowed Britain to easily opt out of demands to take on quotas of migrants, because it is not bound by any EU policy on asylum seekers and migrants.
According to The Daily Caller , the decision for Cameron not to agree to the migrant crisis quota will cause problems later. A German leader, Stephen Mayer, has said that Cameron will struggle in migration law reforms, which is something that he would like to happen. He made it clear that other nations need to be willing to negotiate, which may not happen now as punishment for this decision.
One of the changes Cameron would like to see is the returning of migrants when they have no legitimate asylum claim. He is also reluctant to accept any migrants who have entered into Europe illegally.
While the current request has been to take on 120,000 in the migrant crisis, there is no guarantee that it will stop there. Germany has already agreed to take 800,000 refugees this year, but has faced controversy over the decision. Not all Germans are welcoming refugees in. Britain previously agreed to take on 20,000 Syrian refugees over the next five years, but believes helping the source of the problem is the best way to tackle the migrant crisis.
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