On Hungarian frontier, support for prime minister’s tough refugee stance

NEW YORK TIMES: …Hungary’s conservative prime minister needed an issue to galvanize support.

It arrived in the form of a flood of refugees and migrants seeking sanctuary in Western Europe from conflicts in the Middle East…

“The government didn’t spend its time or money on preparing for the refugee crisis. Instead, they spend their time and money exploiting the situation for domestic political purposes,” said Andras Biro-Nagy, head of research for Policy Solutions, a Budapest think tank… (more)

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