Posted on 07/10/2008 11:28:18 PM PDT by PRePublic
Egypt crackdown on African migrants hits Eritreans Thu 26 Jun 2008, 11:14 GMT
By Cynthia Johnston
CAIRO, June 26 (Reuters) - When 17 Eritrean migrants crept down from a hillside to a central Egypt highway, after slipping undetected into the most populous Arab country, security forces quickly swept in to pick them up.
The Eritreans, including a baby whose mother died on her journey to Egypt, were snared in a growing Egyptian crackdown on African migrants that has seen up to 1,000 Eritrean asylum seekers deported since June 11 despite U.N. objections. ... he Eritreans include Pentecostal Christians fleeing religious persecution who activists say may be drawn to Israel for religious reasons, and others trying to avoid military service. Many are not keen to stay in Egypt, where they face racism and economic marginalisation, rights activists say.
http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL26606518.html
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The Egyptians are smart. Don’t let your country get over run by foreigners. Eritria is a mess, was a mess in the past, and shows no signs of making any progress. Quite the opposite actually. Allowing a flood of refugees is not at all in Egypt’s interests. I understand 80% of the Eritrians are subsistance farmers. Not likely to fit well into a modern country.
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