EU pol
Europe actually treats asylum seekers worse than the US does.
They fine airlines for carrying asylum seekers - enough money that the airlines would go bust, so they won't carry them. So seekers have to walk or take very dangerous journeys across the Mediterranean.
In the later case, Europe sends them to be tortured in Libya. Out of sight, but actually tortured. We pay their state for this.
EU pol
The US is visible in it's abuse, which is a limiting factor. Unfortunately, it's also a shield for European states.