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| Hungary's Orbán: We Won't Import Foreign Labour Because Diversity ‘Causes Trouble' |
| 2017-03-02 |
| [Breitbart] Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has spoken out against importing labour, asserting that increased ethnic and religious diversity bring problems to a nation. Addressing the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Budapest on Tuesday, Orbán said importing foreign workers to boost economic growth would "downgrade" the country. "Preserving ethnic homogeneity" is important to Hungary’s economy, according to the prime minister, who said "life has proven that too much mixing causes trouble". He insisted the government "cannot risk changing the fundamental ethnic character of the country. "That would not enhance the value of the country but downgrade it instead, and toss it into chaos." Orbán stressed that "the problem of parallel societies is undesirable", alluding to other countries in Europe which have large communities of non-European migrants and experience high crime and terrorism. Speaking as Hungary’s unemployment rate is at a record low of just above 4 per cent, with some employers claiming the country has a labour shortage, Orbán warned business leaders against a recourse to so-called guest worker programmes. He said: "I would not like to see the country drift toward a situation where lower-skilled work would only be carried out by foreigners." "We ourselves have to do the work required to keep our country going, from scrubbing toilets to nuclear science." In his speech to business leaders, the prime minister also stated the government is aiming for full employment. He added it is important that banks and financial institutions in Hungary serve national interests. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 According to the CIA world factbook, Hungary has a total fertility rate of 1.44 children per woman of childbearing years, but the median age for females is 44 years. The population growth rate is -0.24%, but will no doubt fall considerably faster as those women hit perimenopause in six years. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-03-02 20:39 |
| #2 "Orbán stressed that "the problem of parallel societies is undesirable", alluding to other countries in Europe which have large communities of non-European migrants and experience high crime and terrorism." I think Orbán is referring to a certain group of immigrants. there's the issue of other countries having birth declines among their native population. |
| Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance 2017-03-02 16:04 |
| #1 You mean Hungary for Hungarians? What a novel concept. All you gotta do is make enough babies so there are enough of you to defend your borders. Forget the employers who want bigger factories and more farm workers. If they don't like it let them move to China or Syria. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2017-03-02 11:33 |