Recent shipwrecks highlight continued mishandling of migrant crisis

The back-to-back shipwrecks of migrant smuggling boats off Greece have once again put the spotlight on the dangers of the Mediterranean migration route, the risks migrants and refugees are willing to take, and the political infighting that has thwarted a safe European response to people fleeing war, poverty, and climate change.

Here’s a look at the migration situation across the Mediterranean Sea:

What happened to two smugglers’ boats off Greece?

The death toll off a Greek island rose to 22 on Thursday after the separate sinkings of two migrant boats....