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Gov’t Official [Hungary]: Mass Migration Weakens EU
Hungary Today ^ | 9/7/2021

Posted on 09/07/2021 7:47:25 AM PDT by Right Wing Vegan

Mass migration will make the European Union weaker, not stronger, Balázs Orbán, state secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office, told a panel discussion.

The 2015 migration crisis was a “milestone” in Europe, Orbán said at the event organized by the Danube Institute, arguing that it had led European politicians to realize that the world had changed and that they had been “unprepared” for what was happening.

The laws that were being applied during the crisis had been enacted decades before and had been meant to address the issue of political refugees fleeing communist countries at the time, Orbán said.

But the world has changed, the state secretary said. The bipolar world of the Cold War is gone and has left behind unstable regions which many are trying to leave, he said. Many try to enter the European Union illegally and apply for asylum, he said, adding that many illegal migrants wanted to stay even if their asylum request is denied.

Orbán said that if the EU indicated to migrants that they had a chance to enter the bloc, they were even prepared to try to enter illegally.

The Hungarian government believes that countries do have a humanitarian duty towards those in need, but this means providing them help as close to their homeland as possible, not taking them in, the state secretary said, noting the government’s Hungary Helps humanitarian scheme.

Former US attorney general Jeff Sessions said the issue of migration also became a key issue in the US in 2015. If a country says it has open borders, it will attract more and more people, the former Republican senator said.

Sessions also highlighted the importance of nation-states, saying they were currently the most important factors in global politics.

Nation-states also have a responsibility to enact laws and enforce them, he said. Most immigrants seeking entry into the US do not meet the requirements for refugee status, but are merely trying to enter the country in hope of a better life, he added.

Sessions praised Hungary’s “consistent” migration policy, saying the country had set an example to the world in handling migration.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: eu; hungary; jeffsessions

1 posted on 09/07/2021 7:47:25 AM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
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To: Right Wing Vegan
Really?

You mean the government is lying that importing tens of millions of muslims into Europe and the U.S. will strengthen all of us?

Whoever will pay for the old people's pensions?

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2 posted on 09/07/2021 7:57:01 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (Rigged Elections have Consequences)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

They need an “expert” to tell them this. Gee, is it possible, do you suppose that importing millions of uneducated, uncivilized people could be bad? The Greeks had a good word for them: barbarians.


3 posted on 09/07/2021 8:08:46 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Right Wing Vegan
Islam is Peace
Diversity is Strength
Capitalism is Slavery

(Ministry of Truth update)

4 posted on 09/07/2021 8:08:49 AM PDT by Nateman (If the Left is not screaming , you are doing it wrong.)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Throughout human history, a country is where there is 1 common language, one set of customs, and clearly defined borders. It’s unnatural to bring in people who don’t fit in. Tough for the multiculturalists, but a fact.


5 posted on 09/07/2021 8:45:40 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Trump: Make America Great Again. biden: Make Taliban Great Again. (Click on my user name))
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To: I want the USA back

So whenever it is done, it is done by subversives.


6 posted on 09/07/2021 10:02:32 AM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
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To: Right Wing Vegan
Re: "The laws that were being applied during the crisis had been enacted decades before..."

The treaty that controls Asylum policies in the USA was also signed a couple years after the end of World War 2.

Some countries in Europe have arbitrarily changed the rules.

Asylum seekers must apply and remain in the first country they enter.

Apparently, no country except Hungary enforced that rule when the asylees mobbed Europe a few years ago.

Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy for asylum seekers is a hybrid version of the European rule, which Biden immediately revoked.

7 posted on 09/07/2021 11:40:16 AM PDT by zeestephen
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