An uncountable number of refugees and migrants are
fleeing war-torn countries, trying to reach Europe for safety and a better life. Yet EU authorities are responding in the worst way possible:
building wire fences and keeping borders largely closed.On Sept. 4,
Hungary introduced incredibly harsh anti-refugee laws, including 3-year jail terms for people who climb over the newly built razor wire fence on the border with Serbia, plus new border "transit zones," where refugees are held while their applications are being processed.
Refugees are not a burden. They are human beings.
Tell Hungary to strike down these anti-refugee laws!"If we do not protect our borders, tens of millions of migrants will keep coming to Europe," right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a statement. "If we allow everyone in, that is the end of Europe. We may one morning wake up and realize that we are in the minority on our own continent."
It is simply false that open borders are harmful to a country's economy or social programs.
It is unjust to use state force to prevent someone from exercising their human right to move about the world freely simply because of where they were born.Please sign the petition to tell Hungary to strike down these anti-refugee laws!