Hungarian PM asks migrants not to come to Hungary
Budapest, September 7 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday that his request to migrants not to come to Europe through Hungary was “for moral reasons” because he could not take responsibility for what might happen to them along the way.
Addressing the start of a two-day meeting in Budapest of Hungary’s foreign mission leaders, Orban said that people who had already made it to Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Hungary and Austria are already safe, so they are not running for safety. They have actually “set their eyes on life in Germany”, he added.
Hungary does not exclude the possibility of “a sensible and fair” discussion of the European Union quota system but “we have a problem with the timing,” he said. Orban said the quota system only set out to address the consequences of migration instead of dealing with its causes. All international participants are prepared for the current situation, except for Europe, Orban said. He added that Australia, the United States, Israel and the Gulf states have all refused to take in the migrants.
Problems must be dealt with where they have emerged, because it is an illusion to think that it is possible to send back migrants, he said. “Everyone would be better off” if they sent money to those countries where migrants turn up to first. “If they don’t come here, the cost is less,” the prime minister said.
Orban dismissed the idea that anyone had the right to tell Hungary to significantly change its cultural and ethnic composition. In connection with this the prime minister said Hungary “historically” had a minority of a “few hundred thousand” Roma, yet it was not asking other states to also live together with a significant Roma minority.
Hungary’s position was not “anti-Islam” and it does not want the issue of migration to cause a deterioration in relations with states belonging to the Islamic civilisation, he said.
The government considers the Muslim community in Hungary valuable and its members living in line with the law, he said. “We are indeed glad that there are kebab vendors on Budapest’s main boulevard”, or that we can buy Easter lamb from the Syrian butcher, Orban added.
Orban said that in 90 percent of European member states, the opinion of the people and “political elite” diverged. In Hungary, however, points of agreement have been formed between the people and the government thanks to national consultations, which anchors government operations in a democratic way, he said, adding thereby the government is sticking to its asylum policy.
“A country without borders is not a country,” he told the envoys. And this is also true if those borders are unprotected, he added.
The EU was right to make borders between member states fade into insignificance, but Hungary also has external borders to protect, under a legal obligation in the Schengen Agreement, the prime minister noted. Hungary has built a barrier in order to keep to Schengen rules, and while there is no guarantee that this will suffice, it must try all it can to protect the external borders, he said.
On the subject of Hungarian legislation passed last week, which comes into force from mid-September, Orban said it is not reasonable to think that any perceivable improvements would come about already on Sept 16, but the government does expect results step-by-step. Hopefully one day Hungary’s borders will be hermetically sealed, while designated border crossing points will be available for entry, he added.
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Source: http://mtva.hu/hu/hungary-matters
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9 Comments
Mr Orban please take a head in EU government and save us! Merkel and Holland got crazy! Those people are not our repsonsablity, Europeans are not responsible for their misery. We want to live in a catholic Europe with traditions, respect, love….
Why do USA, Canada and closer culturally similar countries like Emirates, Katar don’t take this responsibility!
Why do those people don’t stay in Eastern or south Europe but go to France, UK, Germany, Sweden?
If it was for the war they would be happy in a safe place. This is not the case, it is clear that their aim is the social money that we will all have to pay!
You are the only one who say things as they are!
No! for this kind of Europe!
They are safe in an Islamic country, Turkey, which has similar cultural values as these refugees. Britain has the correct idea to take them in but only from the camps and the vulnerable people ie orphaned children. Victor Orban is the only politician to tell the truth and to be in touch with what the general public think. Why do these people think that invading and forcing their way in is acceptable?
Enough is enough all economic migrants must be returned and also refugees to safe camps in Turkey.
Oh yeah, we have seen the public reaction to the consultation on immigration and terrorism. Details about it are here: http://www.katechka.com/if-you-come-to-hungary-billboard
If these people are truly claiming ‘refugee status’ then why are they throwing away
documents which could prove the validity of their claims ? If I was in this situation I would like to have every piece of paper which would attest to who I was and where I came from in order to receive refugee status. The proportion of young males to that of families is worrying – will they all want to work and contribute, will they intergrate into mainstream society of the country that has accepted them ?? or will they just form their own enclave and expect to receive all the social welfare benefits ??
I full underline the contents expressed in the aforementioned comments.
Mr. Orban is a great leader!!!
Sir. Orban Victor Prime Minister of Hungary..
You are telling the truth, reality, what is been happening.
Thank you very much
You are the best..
God bless U ,and Hungary……
Awesome leader !!!!!!!
Here is a little article from the local paper
World
Updated: September 7, 2015 11:42 am
Syrian refugees in Uruguay want to leave due to lack of jobs, cost of living. Very ungrateful and demanding immigrants/migrants/asylum seekers!MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – A group of Syrian refugees who were welcomed to Uruguay last year are demanding that authorities let them leave the South American country.
Uruguay welcomed five families of 42 Syrian refugees fleeing civil war in October 2014. Two of the families protested Monday in front of Montevideo’s presidency building. They say local officials promised more than they could deliver and that Uruguay is expensive and there are no jobs.
Maher Aldees, the head of one family, says he wants to travel to Syria or Lebanon, and that he and his relatives will continue protesting outside the presidential offices until authorities take them to the airport.
The Aldees family returned to Montevideo a week ago after spending 20 days in the airport in Istanbul, Turkey, where their documents were not accepted.
Mr. Orban is doing a fine job, standing up to Europe and asylum seekers.
What are you waiting for?!
SEND THE F ARMY TO THE BORDER NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!!!
SHOOT ANYONE THAT TRIES TO CROSS THE BORDER!!!!!!!!!!
I applaud Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s common sense, courage, and resolve, to protect his people from Muslim invaders resulting from America’s chaotic policies in the Middle East.