The situation with mass-migration...
... is getting complicated. For each day that goes by the situation gets more and more inpenetrable and diversified. Discussions have become heavy and serious as the gap in the reactions to migration, to the extremist iislamic attack on Paris two weeks ago and the question of free migration has deepened betwenn Western- and Central European countries.
Hungary most resolutely holds to the opinion that migration in the form carried out today is not something that Europa needs; migration in its present form is going to harm the European civilasation (whatever that may be), distroy the European culture (whatever that may be) and distroy Europe as we know it today. Behind Mr Orbán's reasoning we find the worry about the spread of extreme islamic ideas in Europe; meaning that with free and uncontrolled migration there is the threat of extremists entering the EU. Hungarians are somewhat taken aback by the naivity of Western Europeans still denying the probabilty of extremist forces finding their way into the EU by illegal migration.
In the West, one talks of demonising migrants who flee from exactly the same threat that Europe faces today; i.e. the terror caused by DAESH. That is a truth with modification: there are people who flee DAESH, but we witness now, that members of this dispicable organisation have joined the endless lemmel train of migrants. We have seen the result of it in Paris. Europe is closing its ranks as a result; threats are sensed in every corner: in metros, on airports at cultural and sport events. You name it. To exclude the probabilty of extremist entering the EU does indeed seem to be ludicrous.
There are several countries that agree with Mr. Orbán in this somewhat apocalyptic vision, but not all. In his speech on Hungarian television the other day he expressed his bewilderment about Western-European countries' reaction to migration, maintaining still a liberal, utopistic and naive opinion about free migration. Let them come, seems to be the message.
Central European countries, particularly V4-countries share the view of Hungary and support it. There are several Western countries that also show sympathy for the Hungarian view and actions on illegal migration. They have changed foot; they even build border protection device; such as at the Austrian border at Spielfeld, calling it „festen, technischen, kilometerlangen Sperren“ (fasta, tekniska, kilometerlånga avspärrningar). Slovenia, Croatia and other Balkan-countries are thinking about similar actions; several of the Balcan countries fail today to stand host for the great number of migrants flowing into Europe. Slovania and Croatia and also Western European countries (Austria, Germany) have begun to change their attitude towards free migration. Baveria in Germany has even expressed threats of leaving the German conglomeration, if migration to Germany would not be limited. It might be an empty threat, nonetheless, the idea has arosen.
In many ways, countries in Europe have expressed being in agreement with the Hungarian policy on free migration: it must be controlled. Not many - if any - have though freed Hungary from the accusations of being nationalist, fascist and racist; the country was accused of when they built the external fences towards South-East in order to control migration. It is perhaps too much to expect of politicians, who have called Hungary names, to have the spine to admit that they were perhaps too harsh when judging Hungary. Particularly as Hungary acted according to the compelling responsibility acts and agreements with the EU they have signed regarding the protection ot external borders of the institution.
Since the start of migration we have seen riots, people exploded and being exploded, tragedies, deaths, protests, harder controls, migrant ghettoes, false documents, dubious identifications, arrests of potential and real terrorists, diverse police actions, migrants sleeping on the streets lacking accommodation - but there is still no saturation, At least, there is a great hesitation to admit that the limit is reached..It iseems to be difficult to see the consequenses of the mass migration ongoing in Europe today; to believe that Europe will not be changed in the spure of it is not only naive and inhhumane; it is downright irresponsible.
The problem is, as I see it, that the liberal migration rules have been created and signed by EU-members when the concept of migration had a completely different content, a content that is not applicable any more. Yet, the invalid rules and their consequences are forced on people to see them as valid and applicable. On account of this obsolete view, those, who have adapted a newer understanding of the ongoing migration process are judged as xenophobic.
This clash between the outdated and newer view has led to loss of trust and increasing alianation between the EU and the Hungarian people. No wonder.