NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Europe must resolve its migration crisis right now, before this political problem undermines the continent's currency union.

Skeptical economists have always argued that a common currency union could not succeed without the existence of a political union. They argued that the European Union did things backwards by creating the common currency first.

Now, with the migration crisis escalating, a political issue is dominating the attention of the members of the eurozone.

It's an issue they can't ignore. As Eduardo Porter writes in The New York Times Wednesday, European leaders are "dealing with the unstoppable force of demography."

He goes on to say "the sooner Europe acknowledges it faces several decades of heavy immigration from its neighboring regions, the sooner it will develop the needed policies to help integrate large migrant populations into its economies and societies."

The Europeans are going to have to come together to address this political problem, and that means they probably will have to face the political union issue sooner rather than later. The migration crisis is one they can't kick the can down the road.

But is it possible for Europe to unify politically in order to resolve such difficult challenges?

The Wall Street Journal's Holman Jenkins is doubtful about its ability to deal with this crisis and writes Wednesday that Europe is practicing an "extend-and-pretend" strategy, essentially kicking the proverbial can down the road.

Referring to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Jenkins writes, "Though it may be a humanitarian necessity too, her immigration initiative amounts to yet another time-buying exercise for a European unity project that seems more troubled by the day."

He goes on to argue that members of the European Union including Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and France have large and growing anti-immigrant factions within their countries. As such, Mr. Jenkins is not betting on this region coming together in a political way in the near future.

Migration, however, is connected to another issue, the spread of information. Information spreads. It always has and it always will.

This spread has been interrupted at times, perhaps slowed down, but eventually it overcomes even the most persistent resistance. A good modern interpretation of this process is the recently published book Why Information Grows: The Evolution of Order, from Atoms to Economies by Cesar Hidalgo.

This process can explain what's going on in the Middle East right now. Some people there believe information from the modern world is threatening their political and economic control, including their control over women. Fundamentalism and violence are their reactions to this perceived threat.

At the same time, people seeking to flee that violence are using information to select the places that are most desirable to them. This has happened throughout human history, though, and is not just a result of the Internet and social media.

What we are now seeing is just the beginning. Information will continue to spread. Money will continue to flow throughout the world. And, people will continue to migrate around the world.

The mass migration we are seeing right now is occurring because of some very unpleasant events. But migration changed the world in many ways over the past 50 to 60 years and will continue to change it, maybe even more rapidly, in the next 50 to 60 years.

Europe must move politically, and the sooner the better.

It also seems as if the future of the currency union hangs on this decision. If the eurozone cannot come together on migration, it will not be able to create the political union it needs to assure the survival of the euro. And, if the euro fails, then Europe will cease to be a major economic force in the world.

This article is commentary by an independent contributor. At the time of publication, the author held no positions in the stocks mentioned.