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The move is likely going to attract severe criticism from the countrys Schengen and European Union partners.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbans right-wing government considers migration from the Middle East and Africa to be one of the largest threats to the European way of life.

The daunting new barrier is capable of delivering electric shocks to migrants attempting to scale the fenceand is also armed with heat sensors, cameras and loudspeakers to further deter them.

Hungary was one of the main crossing points for hundreds of thousands of refugees trekking into Europe at the height of the migrant crisis in 2015.

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A barbed-wire fence is already in place after being erected in 2015 as part of Budapests initial efforts to prevent migrants and refugees crossing into the country.

It effectively blocked the route to Germany where many were heading, but Hungary has said the second fence would make the barrier more effective and hold back migrants while processing their asylum requests.

Although the pressure on the border is far from the peak of the 2015 crisis, border patrols still prevent hundreds of illegal border crossings per day and escort back dozens of migrants who mange to break through, the government says.

Mr Orban joined several European nations, including Denmark and Sweden, by introducing checks to the passport-free countries, a huge threat to the EUs open border policy.

Hungarys transit zones are two border posts where a total of just 10 migrants per day are allowed to enter legally.

Loudspeakers blast in English, Arabic and Farsi threats warning of any migrant who may attempt to cross illegally.

Attention, attention. Im warning you that you are at the Hungarian border, they say.

"If you damage the fence, cross illegally, or attempt to cross, its counted to be a crime in Hungary. Im warning you to hold back from committing this crime. You can submit your asylum application nat the transit zone.

Construction for the second fence has already started near the border station Kelebia, and construction materials have also been shipped to the border elsewhere.

Mr Orbans chief of staff, Janos Lazar, last week said the government had earmarked 110million for the fence and containment camps to hold migrants.

He said the second border fence, which will extend only to the Hungary-Serbia border for now, would be built as soon as the weather permitted and would be standing by the end of the spring.

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African migrants react as they arrive at the CETI, the short-stay immigrant centre, after crossing the border from Morocco to Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta

The Hungarian governments practice of allowing only 10 people in per day has been criticising, human rights groups claiming it creates a dangerous bottleneck along the border.

Human Rights Watch deputy director Benjamin Ward said: The European Commission should not stand by while Hungary makes a mockery of the right to seek asylum.

Using transit zones as detention centres and forcing asylum seekers who are already inside Hungary back to the Serbian side of the razor-wire fence is abusing, pointless and cruel.

A government statement rejected the claims, it read: Human Rights Watch again tries to denigrate those serving at the border.

Hungary was among the first to honour the EUs rules, protects the Schengen borders, stops, registers and separates refugees from economic migrants.

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BY: Jack Heretik March 3, 2017 3:23 pm

Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas) is working to bring an illegal immigrant back into the United States.

Lee is trying to bring back Jose Escobar, a 31-year-old who was deported to El Salvador after he was arrested by immigration agentson Feb. 22, according to KPRC Click2Houston.

Escobar was ordered to leave the United States back in 2006, but federal officials said that he fled and became a fugitive. He was arrested in 2011 and subsequently released in 2012 after seven months in federal custody.

He was given time to prepare for his deportation back to El Salvador, but instead obtained a work permit to stay in the U.S. Escobar checked in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials for five years before he was arrested and deported last month.

Escobar's wife, Rose, an American citizen, and two children remain in the United States. His wife asked the Trump administration to return her husband and stop its deportation plans in a press conference on Thursday .

Lee held a press conference on Friday afternoon with Escobar's supporters calling for him to be returned to the United States.

"This has to cease and desist," Lee said regarding the deportations.

Lee also said the United States is currently mass deporting illegal immigrants.

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Two illegal immigrant gang members in Texas have been charged in what local media outlets are describing as the satanic killing of one teenage girl and the brutal kidnapping two others.

Diego Hernandez-Rivera, 18, and Miguel Alvarez-Flores, 22, both from El Salvador, smiled and waved to television cameras in a Harris County courtroom in Houston just before their charges were read to them, KTRK-TV reported. The two were arrested Monday on charges of aggravated kidnapping and murder.

Court documents identified Alvarez-Flores as Diabolical, the name of the local leader of the known international, El Salvadorian MS-13 gang. The two are behind bars, and their bond was set at $300,000 each, according to the Houston Chronicle. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed a hold on the two men, so that if they are released from jail, they will be detained by federal immigration authorities.

Police said the pair are responsible for the murder of an unidentified Texas teenager.According to the Associated Press, the teen was one of three female victims being held for days against their will at a Houston apartment. One victim who is still alive a teenager told police that she left school Feb. 2 to meet the two men at an apartment. But it was not clear why she went there.

The 15-year-old was held at the apartment for four days. On the fourth day, she was sexually assaulted by another man known as Flaco, KTRK-TV reported.

The unidentified teenager was then taken to a second apartment, where she was held against her will another 14 days. The girl reportedly told police there were six MS-13 gang members living at the apartment.It was not clear whether any of the individuals living at the second apartment were arrested.

The Houston Police Department and the Harris County Sheriffs Department did not immediately respond Friday to a request for comment.

The girl said the men forced alcohol and drugs on her throughout the torturous two-week period, tattooing an image of the grim reaper from her knee to her ankle. Court documents revealed a satanic shrine was found at the apartment. According to KTRK, Alvarez-Flores started to light a cigarette as an offering to what he referred to as the beast. But Alvarez-Flores stopped and said the beast wanted a soul instead.

A second teenager being held there, identified only as Genesis, reportedly spoke out against the gang members. Court documents allege Alvarez-Flores then looked at Hernandez-Rivera and told him, Prepare yourself. Its your turn.

The next morning, according to the teenager who survived the horrific capture, the teenager who spoke out was gone.

Alvarez-Flores and Hernandez-Rivera were arrested Monday. CBS News reported it was not clear what led authorities to the two men.

On Feb. 16, a 15-year-olds body was found along the side of a road in a remote area near Houston. The deceased victim, who police still have not been able to identify, also suffered a gunshot wound to her chest.

Hernandez-Rivera told Harris County prosecutors that, before the alleged shooting, Alvarez-Flores took out a pistol, waved it in the air and told him it was time to take action. Hernandez-Rivera allegedly took the firearm from Alvarez-Flores and shot the victim in the head.

As the men walked away from the alleged crime scene, Alvarez-Flores fired at close range a second shot into the victims chest,KPRC-TV reported.

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Recently, a group of young illegal immigrants in California filed alawsuitagainst Wells Fargo bank for denying their student loans applications on the basis of their immigration status. TheLos Angeles Timesprofiledone of the plaintiffs, Mitzie Perez, who came to the U.S. illegally in 1997 from Guatemala. Five years old at the time, she is now 25 and a junior at the University of California-Riverside, focusing on gender and sexuality studies.

Perez and the rest of plaintiffs are beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The 2012 executive order, signed by President Barack Obama, gave temporarydeportation relief to young adults brought to the U.S. illegally as children, who metcertain criteria. That relief applies for a period of two years, subject to renewal.

About 750,000 immigrants have applied for DACAs reprieve, which lets them work and study in the U.S. legally. Does that mean a bank like Wells Fargo must ignore these young peoples immigration status when making loan decisions? Absolutely not.

Other than the Federal Reserve, U.S. banks do not print money. For a commercial bank such as Wells Fargo, its largest funding source is depositors: people who entrust the bank with safekeeping their hard-earned dollars. When evaluating any loan application, its only prudent for a bank to evaluate a potential borrowers ability and willingness to pay back the loan.

Loan officers usually look for thefive Csof an applicant: character (trustworthiness), capacity (debt to income ratio), capital (funds available), collateral (assets available in case of default), and conditions (outside circumstances that may affect the borrowers financial situation and ability to repay).

A loan applicants immigration status is one of those conditions that a bank must take into consideration, because it could seriously impact a borrowers ability to repay the loan.

Wells Fargo should be concerned about lending to DACA beneficiaries, because theres a great deal of uncertainty about how long they can stay in the U.S.

First, DACA doesnt grant these young illegal immigrants any permanent legal status. It only grants them a two-year deportation relief. Yes, a DACA beneficiary can request a renewal after the two-year period. But theres no guarantee that renewal will be approved. An applicant could be denied if he or she no longer meet thecriteriaafter two years.

Secondly, President Trump hasnt made any official policy decision on DACA yet. There is overwhelming public sympathy towards DACA beneficiaries, and bi-partisan support to codify DACA into law. But until that legislation actually takes place, no one knows for sure how long DACA beneficiaries can legally stay in the U.S. Therefore, offering student loans to someone who may or may not remain in the U.S. legally after a two-year period is a risky businessespecially considering the average student loan size is$25,000 with a 10-year repayment plan.

One of the many things that the 2008 economic meltdown taught us is that bad loans can have devastating effects on the overall economy. To protect its depositorsand ultimately U.S. taxpayersbanks are right not to make student loans to someone in the country illegally (even though its not their fault). What Wells Fargo did is not discrimination. Its called prudence.

By suing Wells Fargo on the ground of discrimination, ignoring the uncertainty of their immigration status and the challenges it presents, Perez and other plaintiffs are not helping their cause. Instead, they are pushing people sympathetic to their situation away.

As a nation, the United States has been the most welcoming and generous place on earth to young illegal immigrants. Putting aside various welfare benefitsincluding food, shelter, and healthcare that many states provide to illegal immigrants and their childrenU.S. taxpayers have provided unmatched support to young illegal immigrants education. Ever since thelandmark 1982Plyler v. DoeU.S. Supreme Court decision, states are required to provide all students with free K-12 public education, regardless of students immigration status.

Since the ruling, American taxpayers have picked up the tab to provide funding for K-12 public education to all children in America, including those who were brought here illegally like Perez. Plaintiffs, including Perez, are the direct beneficiaries of this free education. They probably have no idea how much this free education actually cost. Data (with a delay of three years) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)showsthat as of 2012, taxpayers spent on average about $122,000 (adjusted for inflation) per child for public K-12 education in California alone.

The Supreme Courts decision on education doesnt apply to education beyond high school. But according to theNational Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL),many states extend generous higher education benefits to young illegal immigrants all the same. California is one of 18 states that allows young illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates. Perez attends UC Riverside (UCR), which charges an in-state tuition rate of$13,581and$40,263for out-of-state.This means a legal resident or a U.S. citizen from outside California has to pay more than three times more to attend UCR than Perez does.

In addition,California is one of at least six states that allows young illegal immigrant students to receive tax payer funded state level financial aid. UCRs ownwebsitesays Over 85% of UCR undergraduate students receive financial aid, and 70% have their full fees covered by grants and scholarships.Collegedata.com reports that average financial aid at UCR is about$21,638per recipient. Again, Perez and many plaintiffs of the lawsuit are beneficiaries of this taxpayers-funded generosity.

The American people, bearing most of the financial burden, have gone above and beyond to ensure young illegal immigrants like Perez receive a quality education which is not available to them in their home countries. Such generosity, however, shouldnt be taken as an entitlement. Higher education is not a right, and no one is entitled to coerce a private business into making unsound business decisions.

The majority of Americans, including liberals and conservatives, are sympathetic to DACA beneficiaries and are advocating for a permanent legal solution. Sadly, the lawsuit against Wells Fargo is a big turnoff for many DACA supporters, and it only makes it harder to forge a viable legal immigration solution for these young people.

If Perez and the rest of the plaintiffs truly want to become Americans, do it the American way. If you cant afford something now, dont get it. No one is obligated to provide it to you, and that has nothing to do with discrimination. Higher education is not the only path to a productive and rewarding life. There are many paths to learning. Be self-reliant. If you focus on what you can do to better your life, and pay little attention to what others can or should do for you, you will be able to live kind of life you want.

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Rather Than Suing Wells Fargo, Illegal Immigrants Should Thank Americans For Funding Their Education - The Federalist

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Ron Marks 10:19 a.m. CT March 3, 2017

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There is an easier way of deterring illegal immigration, one fraught with fewer dangers of backlash, but one that stands little chance of implementation.

Instead of addressing the supply side of the economic equation, lets address the demand side. For every illegal immigrant discovered at Tyson, Apple, Walmart, vegetable and fruit farms in Californiaand dairy farms in Wisconsin, a fine of $50,000 will be assessed. Yes, dairy farms in Wisconsin; without Mexican workers, it would be impossible to continue dairy production. Moreover, would American workers accept such jobs? Would they even be qualified?

I believe the immigration problem would be resolved and quickly without retaliation from foreign countries, most prominently Mexico. Moreover, the probable outcome of fines would be long-awaited sensible legislation on immigration. This is similar to the war on drugs; you are never going to win it by restricting supply; only shrinking demand will resolve the problem.

Ron Marks

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