Many European countries want to restrict migration with stricter border controls and more deportations. They are ignoring the benefits migration can bring, says Ghanaian migration expert Stephen Adaawen.
DW: The European Union is trying to prevent migration by working with African governments on issues such as border control and border security. There's talk about increasing deportations of migrants whose applications for asylum status have been rejected. So it's largely a strategy of deterrence. Do you think this will work?
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