Posted on 03/18/2026 8:03:47 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán warned the U.K. that it needs to get tougher on irregular migration to protect the country’s borders.
Orbán admitted border control was “not the nicest job” but essential to ensure only those permitted could enter a country.
Speaking to the right-wing broadcaster GB News, the Hungarian leader was insistent that only a hard-line approach deters people from crossing irregularly.
The U.K. government has struggled to combat irregular small boat crossings across the English Channel. Between 2018 and 2025, around 193,000 people were detected crossing, with the yearly peak hitting 46,000 in 2022.
Asked for his advice on stopping migration, Orbán told the TV channel his secret was “determination.”
“So if you decide that you stop them, stop them. So sometimes it’s not the nicest job, but if you decide that this is our borderline and nobody can cross it without our permission, you have to keep the line. You have to do so.”
Last year, around 41,000 people entered the U.K. on small boats, with more than 3,000 people crossing the channel so far in 2026. Around 95 percent of people who arrive go on to claim asylum and are often housed in hotels, which has caused widespread controversy.
“In Hungary, it’s very simple,” Orbán said. “If somebody is crossing the borderline without getting the permission prior of that from the authorities, it’s a crime and we treat them as crime makers.”
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IOW, put on your Big Boy Pants
and start cracking that Border Whip!
I think England has already passed the point of no return. I hope to be wrong about that. Perhaps the only way to preserve certain British traditions would be to have a few thousand traditional (White) Englishmen and their families purchase a cheap but spacious island several miles from inner Britain, and start a small cluster of similar people legally living together. Maybe around the Welsh Coast near Pembrokeshire.
Just a point
The “head of British education” - this has Sir Hamid Patel’s photograph. Sir Hamid Patel was appointed interim chair of Ofsted’s board, opens new tab on March 11, 2025.
of Ofsted.
England’s school curriculum is set by the education ministry, not the board overseeing the performance of school inspectors, contrary to conversations online.
The Department for Education (DfE) sets the national curriculum, opens new tab in schools in England, not the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted).
His interim term ended at the end of August 2025.
Dame Christine Gilbert was appointed as the new permanent chair and officially took over the role on September 1, 2025
Shoot a few, the rest will get the message.
Thanks for the deeper dive explanation. Memeing oftentimes contains fuzzy/incorrect info.
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