Migrant Dead of the Mediterranean

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/30/europe-migrants-dead

This article calls for the European Union to take note of all the people who had died trying to immigrate into the EU. What's most appalling is that the average number of deaths per day is 8. they calculated that over a 14 year period. The article explains that most of the people drowned in the Mediterranean Sea are classified as missing, not dead. What's more, even when bodies are found on shore, there isn't much done to identify them and tell their loved ones. The lack of resources and political backing make such efforts to bury and identify the dead impossible.

The article argues that because the EU has gotten so caught up in protecting its borders, it ignores the impact it has on real people. Those living near the sea are disillusioned with their governments, because they see both the live and dead washing up on their shores.