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26. What should Greece do with an approaching boat?

Thu Jan 28, 2016, 10:18 AM

Jan 2016

Sink it? Send it back into the unpredictable Med?

It would be nice to control the flow of people, if only to have an opportunity to weed out the few embedded terrorists. But what's a practical solution that doesn't cause the deaths of innocents?

It's a puzzle. The U.S. and Canada have an advantage, with an entire ocean as a barrier.

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Sweden plans to expel up to 80,000 asylum-seekers: minister [View all] MowCowWhoHow III Jan 2016 OP

So what's Swedish for "Trump"? KamaAina Jan 2016 #1

Sweden has taking in more refuges than any other EU nation in population to it's population iandhr Jan 2016 #5

I hope you're not equating the two Lazy Daisy Jan 2016 #6

Certainly not. KamaAina Jan 2016 #7

What the heck? These are peoole whose asylum applications have been rejected. Yo_Mama Jan 2016 #11

That's not a fair comment. 840high Jan 2016 #12

Wow, I wonder how this will play out? How are they going to get 60-80k refugees to leave - jonno99 Jan 2016 #2

Exactly. Where will they go? flamingdem Jan 2016 #3

They are not refugees. They are more likely economic migrants. Yo_Mama Jan 2016 #13

On the serious side, you are correct. Nihil Jan 2016 #24

Yeah, you're right - And That IS FUNNY. Yo_Mama Jan 2016 #36

Well, their choice is to leave or become part of a permanent underclass. Xithras Jan 2016 #20

Don't worry Swedes are total wimps, anything but "heavy handed". Quantess Jan 2016 #22

BBC: 55% of Swedish asylum applications accepted, 45% rejected. pampango Jan 2016 #4

Are they sending them back to their country of origin or just out of Sweden? smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #8

It would have been smarter not to open the doors to so many without first vetting them FLPanhandle Jan 2016 #9

Lives may well have been saved MrChuck Jan 2016 #15

Lives have been lost because of this. FLPanhandle Jan 2016 #17

I agree, they really weren't thinking when they allowed this many young, single men smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #18

And there is this stuff too: christx30 Jan 2016 #25

WTF? smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #28

All 16 should be brought leftynyc Jan 2016 #33

Imaginary red and blue lines are much more important than actual people. LanternWaste Jan 2016 #37

Would you want the entirety of christx30 Jan 2016 #41

Good for Sweden. beaglelover Jan 2016 #10

They are right. Dawson Leery Jan 2016 #14

Need to end the chaos of the ocean crossing to Greece, the trek to the border Dems to Win Jan 2016 #16

What should Greece do with an approaching boat? JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2016 #26

Trump would build a magnificent wall in the ocean. Cruz would carpet bomb them. pampango Jan 2016 #27

Yeah, liberals should have better ideas. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2016 #29

By the EU's own rules, arriving refugees should be processed in the country where they first enter pampango Jan 2016 #30

Do you honestly think this? EL34x4 Jan 2016 #31

Of course Greece is not doing this. It is too small and poor to handle the massive influx of refugee pampango Jan 2016 #32

Greece is really getting screwed. christx30 Jan 2016 #34

I tend to agree. It's a tough situation for Europe. pampango Jan 2016 #35

If the gateway countries find that they are prevented from just forwarding everyone along ... Nihil Jan 2016 #38

Greece and other countries might become more 'diligent' but refugees are protected by pampango Jan 2016 #39

that's a lot of people. I wonder where they will be deported to? n/t Little Tich Jan 2016 #19

If they are determined not to be genuine refugees/asylum seekers, they are probably not from Syria pampango Jan 2016 #21

comment to keep eye on thread and kick and recommend n/t w0nderer Jan 2016 #23

. Quantess Jan 2016 #40