European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen has argued that more legal mass migration is needed to reduce illegal entries while announcing a pilot scheme to import migrants into Europe from India.

Addressing the second International Conference of the Global Alliance to Counter Migrant Smuggling in Brussels on Wednesday, the EU Commission president called for “more bridges between our continents” for the free flow of labour across borders.

Von der Leyen argued the European Union “must open more safe pathways, legal pathways,” to address the skills demands of the future, implying that native workers will be insufficient to manage the workload of the supposedly booming EU economies of the future.

“We must make sure that people can find a job where their talent is needed, match the skill

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