Europe is in a deep quandary about migrants. For six years people have been fleeing civil war in Syria, and the numbers are increasing by the day as Islamist terrorists increase their grip on the country. The image of a drowned child on Turkish sand last September brought home the tragedy unfolding on the continent’s beaches. But since then there has been no cogent plan about how Europe together should deal with those fleeing conflict across the Middle East. Responses yo-yo between compassion for those caught in the crossfire of politics and religious fundamentalism, and anxiety about how European nations can cope with the numbers coming, the possibility that amid the genuine refugees are people engaged in terrorism, and fears about cultural differences. The human tide, for all Euro