Is Hungary getting a bum rap?

[Kenny48]

Originally Posted by Warszawa

Hungary is by no means handling this well, but let's not forget that holding Hungary to the same standards as Germany and the hyper rich Western European countries in unfair. Hungary is not Germany or Sweden, they simply don't have the resources to handle large amounts of refugees. People need to realize that not all of Europe is rich, the other side of the Berlin Wall has its own struggles and poverty issues it has to address first. Hungary is on the same economic level as Libya, Kazakhstan, and Brazil. Would you trust Libya or Kazakhstan to handle a large wave of desperate refugees? If no, then why expect Hungary to do the same

I don't think anyone is trying to make Hungary accept these refugees. They are only trying to pass thru Hungary. Not trying to stay there! Hungary is simply on the way to Germany and Austria, where most of these refugees are seeking asylum.

[NOLA101]

Originally Posted by Kenny48

First of all,not all the refugees ( I don't understand why they keep calling them "migrants" they are not ) are Muslims. Yes there are Muslims among them, but not all are! I think it is the US press, that does this, so that Americans will not want them coming to America.

They are most definitely not refugees. We already know this from Germany's own data. 70% of migrants are from stable countries. Around half of migrants to Germany are from Eastern Europe. Syrians are around 20-25% of the migrants, and under international law are supposed to register for refugee status in the first stable country they enter (which would be Turkey).

[Cryptic]

Originally Posted by Kenny48

I don't think anyone is trying to make Hungary accept these refugees. They are only trying to pass thru Hungary. Not trying to stay there!

Very true, but Hungary does not want to get stuck holding the bag:

- With the exception of Greece, all migrants must be registered and allowed to apply for asylum in the country they first enter.

- If they are not, then they can be refused entry by the next country.

- Thus, Austria can decide to refuse entry to any migrant originating in Hungary. This would create a bottle neck resulting in hundreds of thousands of migrants in Hungary. Needless to say, Hungary cant afford this.

Also Germany is making confusing announcements: First they announce that they will take all Syrians. This triggered a stampede. They then open their borders- but close them three days later (creating a potential bottle neck in Hungary). They then say that they can take 500,000 migrants a year for years. This triggers another stampede. Now, they say they were only speaking in the hypothetical sense.... .