Hungarian Respondents To Questionnaire On Migration For Stricter Measures
- 8 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
Some 90% of respondents to a national consultation drive on migration agreed that stricter rules should apply to illegal entrants concerning their detention and deportation, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said. Out of the 400,000 questionnaires filled out and returned 200,000 have been processed. He said that answering the question on a preferred method for tackling the labour shortage and demographic decline issues, more than 90% supported central family support schemes instead of accepting immigrants.
Referring to another question included in the consultation form on terrorism, Kovács said that responses reflect that Hungarians basically feel safe in their country, but perceive a terrorist act as conceivable.
He said that about two-thirds of respondents held the opinion that current EU regulations create, in part, the possibility that “illegal immigration might also carry the threat of terrorism”.
The opposition Socialists said that with altogether 5% of eligible voters sending a response, the consultation drive is “a huge failure of the government”.
As much as 1.3 bn forints (EUR 4.2m) have been wasted on “an inhumane and xenophobic campaign to create a mood which is humiliating to every decent and fair Hungarian,” the party said and urged for ignoring the questionnaire.
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