Men den nye fællesskabspolitik fra 1987 (på basis af Den Europæiske Fælles Akt) modvirker massevandringer, idet den stigende res­sourcetransfer især via strukturfondene sker med det sigte at give folk beskæfti­gelsesmuligheder, hvor de er født.
The new Community policy (based on the SEA) has in fact operated counter to mass migrations since 1987 in so far as the structural Funds are making larger resource transfers to ensure that people do not have to migrate to find employ­ment.