Posted on 07/20/2019 2:28:49 PM PDT by Innovative
Hungary is backing President Trump in his crackdown on migrants claiming asylum at the southern borders as the government touts its own success in drastically reducing the influx of migrants into the country.
The Trump administration on Monday announced a sweeping new policy tightening restrictions for asylum-seekers that would require most migrants entering through America’s southern border to first seek in one of the countries through which they traversed, whether Mexico or somewhere else in Central America.
The policy has come under considerable criticism at home from Democrats, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., calling the policy “cruel” and a “clear abdication of American humanitarianism.”
But Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told Fox News in an interview this week that his country, which famously cracked down on illegal immigration and asylum seekers during the 2015 migration crisis, say his country understands what Trump is doing.
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The spousal unit was just touring there. When the topic of "immigration" there vs the US came up, the Hungarians were emphatic.
In Modern times, they had the Nazi's, the Soviets, Communism and all the crud both brought. Enough! They want there country to be their country
God Bless, Hungary.
Go to Budapest if you can, you will love it. Especially the night cruise along the Danube.
I seem to remember that Hungary quickly built a very simple but effective fence to keep illegals out. It didn’t take long and it worked very well. Duh.
Just got back from Budapest......plenty of Muslims....they will destroy the beauty of Budapest over time.
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