"The problem is that we, the Europeans, have been letting enormous, almost uncontrollable, groups of migrants into our countries for two years. And now we see problems in Innsbruck, this has become a crucial incident, and we cannot act the way we did before," Kappel said.
According to the lawmaker, Europe's current welfare systems are incapable of handling massive inflow of migrants.
"We have to improve our law enforcement, cut down the influx of migrants, we have to create the centers for migrants in Northern Africa and in the Middle East under the aegis of the United Nations," Kappel said.
Europe has been beset by a massive refugee crisis, with hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants fleeing their crisis-torn home countries in the Middle East and North Africa to escape violence and poverty.
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