Largely overlooked by the American media, a boat carrying up to 350 European bound migrants sank in the waters off Libya on Monday. An all too common occurrence, most of the migrants drowned. The sinking is a reminder that it is an universal human aspiration to improve one’s position in life and that individuals who are desperate will risk their lives for a chance at improving it. Desperation is not just confined to the U.S.-Mexico border and the problem that faces the United States, Europe and all other prosperous nations is how to mitigate the desperation that leads individuals to engage in such dangerous situations.