Estonia announced that the country may be forced to close its border crossing points with Russia due to increased migration pressures, Estonian Police and Border Guard announced on Feb. 13.

Estonia announced that the country may be forced to close its border crossing points with Russia due to increased migration pressures, Estonian Police and Border Guard announced on Feb. 13.

“In recent weeks, Russia has deliberately directed to the Estonian border groups of foreigners lacking the legal right to enter the European Union,” the statement reads. “If these activities continue, we will be forced to close border crossing points to protect national security and public order, as has already been done in Finland due to migration pressure.”

The Estonian government has noted an influx of migrants and asylum seekers from Russia over recent months.

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  • avater@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    10 months ago

    True, but that’s not a reason to categorically turn away all refugees

    I would argue on that. Maybe establish another way to get putin refugees into europe instead of getting your borders flooded. You also have to manage the income to make sure they get proper care in your country.

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      38·
      10 months ago

      You also have to manage the income to make sure they get proper care in your country.

      Actually, it’s been shown that, contrary to xenophobic stereotypes (not calling you xenophobic, just pointing out that the stereotypes are), immigrants are overwhelmingly a net economic (and arguably cultural, but that’s admittedly quite subjective) positive to their destination country, refugees even moreso than others.

      • avater@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        10 months ago

        immigrants are overwhelmingly a net economic (and arguably cultural, but that’s admittedly quite subjective) positive to their destination country, refugees even moreso than others.

        of course they are. The problem I see is that every country has to take care that regugees are properly welcomed and taken care of. They have to get immediatly proper introduction into the country, the language, the common systems of the country, are able to work and contribute (with regards of their strengths and education) and so on, so that they get really fast properly inlcuded and not live for years in some shady, seperated “container homes”.

        And to assure this you have to regulate the income, because every country has limited ressources. We just need a proper european solution that every country is forced (looking at you hungary…) to take refugees and care for them properly based on some variables like the wealth of the country and so on.

        • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldEnglish
          26·
          10 months ago

          Yeah, you’re right that there’s a potentially steep initial cost. That’s outweighed by future benefits, though, and I’m pretty sure that both the EU and several NGOs have funds and projects specifically dedicated to partly pay for and ease that transition.

          It’s worth a try, at least, when the alternative is turning away refugees.