The EU-Mauritania migration deal is destined to fail | Opinions

The EU-Mauritania migration deal is destined to fail | Opinions

On March 7, the European Union and Mauritania inked a 210-million-euro ($227m) migration deal. The agreement was spearheaded by the EU and lobbied for by the Spanish government, which is worried about an uptick in undocumented migration to the Canary Islands. In January, more than 7,000 arrivals were recorded on the…