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On a frigid foggy fall evening, Dad was only 15 when he walked across the Hungarian border. Mom, then 13, would cross later. Hungarian refugees, they were fleeing the blitz of Russian tanks crushing freedom-loving people during the Hungarian Revolution in 1956.

Gone now, my parents were heavy on my mind as I worked with Ukrainian refugees in Hungary last month mainly women and children living a parallel nightmare as Russian military ravage their homeland.

More than 11 million have now fled Ukraine including almost 6 million into neighboring countries, including over 600,000 into Hungary. On track for being the largest refugee crisis in modern history, more Ukrainians will have left their country than those who fled the Syrian Civil War and the Soviet Afghan War.

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A son of refugees, I needed to feel the real-life experience of the Eastern European migrant. "I want to sit next to a stranger and learn about his life," Thomas Csorba (my own son) wrote it in a folk song -- because when we learn about another soul, we surely get a glimpse into ours.

What did my mother and father may feel as teenagers running from tyranny and towards freedom?

People who fled the war in Ukraine rest inside an indoor sports stadium being used as a refugee center, in the village of Medyka, a border crossing between Poland and Ukraine, on March 15. (AP/Petros Giannakouris)

These Ukrainian refugees are like a pleasing family puzzle -- weary from their complex journey; yet so full of life and persistence.

I wanted to see how all the pieces fit and what the picture reveals. Despite the horrific stories of rape and murder, I saw resiliency and even a sharp sense of humor, though sardonic -- perhaps inspired by their comedian-turned president now standing in as the de facto leader of the free world.

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One family prepared a Ukrainian Easter dinner for us in their tiny provisional apartment in Budapest. They made us feel welcome and at home; perhaps so they could also return home, even for a few hours.

Refugees walk after fleeing the war from neighboring Ukraine at the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland, on April 8, 2022. (AP/Sergei Grits)

Their son, who suffers from cerebral palsy, laughed mockingly as he pointed to a bombed-out restaurant on his iPhone a favorite family spot in the Black Sea town of Odessa. The shelling as part of the so-called Russian "Special Military Operation" wasnt lost on the young man his anguish masked in the irony of the barbaric act.

We all came from somewhere, and we all have a story of struggle and some alienation.

Most Ukrainian refugees we spoke with remain relatively close to Ukraine hoping to soon return.

On the day we crossed the border into Ukraine to deliver medical supplies to Lviv, the line going back in was longer than the one coming out.

Many would rather return home under the threat of constant shelling than live in their current uncertainty. Such is the soul of the Ukrainian refugee.

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But another danger waits for the new refugees, namely men stalking young women at the border. They offer them what appears like a friendly ride, but then force them into the underworld of human trafficking. Risking everything to flee war and then finally crossing the border - a moment of hopefulness -- and then falling into the evil of exploitation is too much to fathom.

God-fearing, these Ukrainians are surely leaning on the promise of the psalmist, "the Lord watches over strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow, and He thwarts the way of the wicked."

Tough-minded and faithful, they have their fears one of which is that we will grow weary and become faint, and the humanitarianism will wane. But how can we forget Bucha? Irpin? And Kharkiv and Mariupol?

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They also fear that resentment will fester as the costs of caring for them become too much housing, education, medicine and jobs. Grateful for our benevolence, they worry about our stamina. Some appealed to the golden rule in the Gospel, namely, "in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you."

Of course, they are right. There is our common humanity, our own compassion to suffer with one another. We all came from somewhere, and we all have a story of struggle and some alienation.

When one of us becomes the last, the least, and the lost, we become a refuge to them as if we are serving ourselves. Surely not the same Ukrainian hell, but when we see our stories as refugees alike, how can we stop caring for the millions of Ukrainians without a home and a country?

We all want a safe place to live. We all hunger for freedom and human dignity. We all want to come home.

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As Dina Niyeri, the Iranian refugee raised in America, asked about our universal refugee condition, "Is it not the obligation of every person born in a safer room to open the door when someone in danger knocks?"

My mother and father have been gone for years, but now they are even greatly remembered and loved. And so, too, the Ukrainians, whose suffering, and ours with them, makes us all refugees.

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President Joe Biden has become skilled at ignoring crises, and the nationwide infant formula shortage is no exception.

The national formula shortage affects fewer people than some of Bidens other problems, such as skyrocketing inflation, record gas prices, and a humanitarian crisis at the open southern border, but its consequences are far direr. In the last couple of weeks, dozens of infants around the country, some with acute medical needs, have been hospitalized due to the shortages. Dehydration, nutrition issues, and even adverse reactions to homemade formula are plaguing babies whose parents cant find the specific powder required for their survival.

Panic about a lack of baby formula began months ago as parents struggled to find the products. Thanks to government-mandated lockdowns, supply-chain interruptions abounded, and Bidens Food and Drug Administrations shutdown of one of the countrys largest infant formula plants only made things worse. By the beginning of May, the national out-of-stock rate for formula was 43 percent. In some states such as Tennessee and Texas, that rate rose above 50 percent by mid-May.

Parents across the nation panicked, but the White House stayed largely silent on the issue. When the Biden administration finally spoke up, they blamed the problem on retailers, stockers, and alleged baby formula hoarders.

Instead of making it easier for parents to get their hands on formula from overseas, Bidens team advised parents via the White Houses Instagram page to use a different brand of formula and call your OB/GYN or pediatrician to request supplements.

When people discovered that the Biden administration was using taxpayer dollars to buy and ship formula to illegal immigrants detained at the southern border while stonewalling the needy Americans he was elected to serve, the corporate media, White House, and Department of Homeland Security deflected.

Theres no indication the national baby formula shortage is connected to the distribution of formula to migrant babies in U.S. border custody, CBS News tweeted on Wednesday.

The Biden administration eventually tried to soothe Americans formula panic by invoking the Defense Production Act, striking a reopening deal with the formula plant that had been shut down and flying in the product from Europe. But not even Bidens import of 70,000 pounds of infant food as opposed to the 70,000 tons he claimed on Twitter could distract from the fact that this FDA-exacerbated catastrophe isnt going away anytime soon.

The White House keeps promising that more infant formula is on the way since the newest supply will only last a couple of days, but how can Americans trust that? After all, this is the same administration that claims the southern border is secure, inflation is temporary, the supply-chain crisis is over, the Afghanistan withdrawal was a success, and exorbitant gas prices are Vladimir Putins fault.

Since Biden assumed office, the United States has plunged into domestic, economic, and foreign policy crises. In every instance, the Biden administration has had the capacity to initiate solutions that will serve the American people well. And in every instance, it has denied the problems, played the blame game, and straight-up lied to Americans.

Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and co-producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire and Fox News. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on Twitter @jordanboydtx.

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Fox News Rachel Campos-Duffy sounded the alarm on the border crisis after touring Eagle Pass, Texas, to get a look at the situation firsthand. After riding along with Texas officials and speaking with illegal immigrants attempting to cross into America, Campos-Duffy said the federal government doesnt want Americans to know what is happening.

Campos-Duffy also toured the Rio Grande by helicopter. A border official showed her a migrant facility encircled by a fence that was developed to alleviate the overcrowding in the area.

"They believe that having a fence or barriers is a priority or vital to what theyre doing here," the official told Campos-Duffy. "Yet we dont see that on the border where its needed."

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She then saw discarded panels that were intended to be used for the border wall construction laying in piles on the ground.

Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Chris Olivarez explained that Texas taxpayers are funding the operation to combat the border crisis despite it being the federal governments responsibility.

"This is the federal governments job to secure the border," he said. "But right now, the state of Texas is having to bear this burden by providing all these state resources: troopers, National Guardsmen, putting up fencing."

Immigrant men from many countries are taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents at the U.S.-Mexico border on December 07, 2021 in Yuma, Arizona. Governors from 26 states have formed a strike force to address the crisis at the border. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Campos-Duffy spoke to illegal immigrants who had been intercepted by border agents.

"Each one of them paid about $12,000 to the coyotes to get to this point right here," she reported.

The next group of migrants she encountered agreed to speak with her in an interview, but federal agents quickly took them into custody and didnt allow them to speak further.

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"This is just another example of how the federal government doesnt want us to know whats going on," she said. "Ive been shocked by the lack of transparency, and I dont blame Border Patrol."

Lt. Olivarez questioned what happened to children crossing the border illegally.

"Once they make the journey to the United States, where do they end up?" he asked.

Campos-Duffy then traveled to Uvalde, Texas, where a migrant facility hosts unaccompanied minors.

"Not even the mayor is allowed to see what goes on inside," she reported.

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Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin told Campos-Duffy that local churches were barred from bringing clothes, food and formula for the children at the facility.

"This is not about security," Campos-Duffy said. "This was entirely a processing program for our federal government."

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"Instead of sending people back, they just build a bigger processing center so they can move people through quicker and send them out to the rest of the country."

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When 25-year-old Maria Kozlovskaya gazes out of the window, she sees the green fields of the west of Ireland. Its a far cry from the shelled apartment buildings of her home city of Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine. Forced into exile by conflict, the young mother has found an unlikely refuge in a 15th-century castle in County Galway.

I never dreamed that I could live in a castle in the future, she says, still in awe after two months of living in Ballindooley Castle with her sons, 5-year-old Illya and 7-year-old Matvey.

Owner Barry Haughian, who bought the castle as a second home in 2016, was inspired to travel to Poland after watching CNN coverage of Russias invasion of Ukraine. Kozlovskaya, who traveled with Haughian to Ireland, admits that she didnt fully grasp the scale of the castle until she arrived.

Great efforts have been made to accommodate the 11 refugees who now call Ballindooley Castle home. The grand Great Hall, once the setting for lavish banquets, now serves as a breakfast table for the young children.

Down south in County Cork, 31-year-old Vera Ruban finds herself in less regal surroundings. She was one of the first Ukrainian refugees to be placed in Irish government emergency accommodation after hotel rooms ran out. The interpreter from Hostomel, near Kyiv, now sleeps on a single bed inside the Green Glens Arena, an equestrian and entertainment venue in the small town of Millstreet.

Although their living situations could not be more different, both women have managed to settle quickly into life in Ireland. The smooth nature of the process has prompted questions from asylum-seekers fleeing conflicts in countries other than Ukraine who say they encountered an arduous asylum process that can take years to navigate.

Ireland, an island of just over 5 million people, has taken in more Ukrainian refugees than many of its larger Western European neighbors. Ukrainian refugees began arriving in early March and so far more than 30,000 refugees have arrived.

Nick Henderson, chief executive of the Irish Refugee Council, an NGO providing services and support to refugees, says the government got off to a positive start by quickly invoking the Temporary Protection Directive, an exceptional measure activated by the European Union that allowed member states to waive visa requirements for refugees for up to three years.

Ukrainian refugees have so far been mainly housed in hotels, B&Bs and volunteers homes. As the approaching tourist season looks set to create a shortage of hotel rooms, the Irish government has plans to repurpose vacant vacation homes, convents and student halls to accommodate further arrivals.

The government has not indicated how long these settings will be used to house refugees. Prime Minister Michel Martin has repeatedly pledged not to place a cap on the number of Ukrainian refugees that Ireland takes in.

Roderic OGorman, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, told CNN that despite it not being all the kind of the gold standard accommodation that wed like, Ireland is doing its best to make sure Ukrainians here have security.

Ruban, who decided to travel to Ireland after hearing about the welcome it offered to refugees, told CNN she didnt have any expectation regarding accommodation.

The arena where she now lives has been partitioned into a series of living spaces, containing a small kitchen, living room area, and separated beds.

The majority of the arenas residents, she believes, are happy to have a roof above their heads.

A lot of people who came here, they left good facilities, a good life and theyre very shocked But they dont complain, she said.

In Galway, Kozlovskaya is thrilled that her sons were able to attend school within five days of arriving and have so far found it easy to make new friends.

Not all are pleased with the Irish governments response, however. Irelands warm welcome of Ukrainian refugees has reignited a fractious debate about its treatment of asylum-seekers fleeing other conflicts in places such as Afghanistan and Syria.

Over the years, the country has been repeatedly criticized for the way it deals with asylum-seekers. Under its direct-provision system, asylum-seekers are housed in temporary accommodation as they wait to find out if they have been granted refugee status. Initially introduced as an emergency measure in 1999 in response to higher numbers of asylum applications, and subsequently formalized in 2020, the reception system has become mired in controversy in the two decades since.

Asylum-seekers have lodged many complaints about the systems lengthy processing times, substandard accommodation and impingement on core rights including, notably, the right to work.

It has drawn criticism from opposition parties, NGOs and, most significantly, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), who in a 2015 report said long stays in direct provision impeded asylum-seekers from integrating properly into Irish society.

Lucky Khambule is a former asylum-seeker who came to Ireland from South Africa in 2016. He is all too familiar with the workings of the direct-provision system, having spent three years sharing a room in a government-run facility in Cork.

It took me by surprise that I could not do anything. You know, that was the frustrating thing. That I was in the system and suddenly, I could not work. I could not study. I could not make my own meals, you know. And I was just taught to be lazy, sleep and eat, sleep, and eat Every day you hope that something will happen, he told CNN.

According to UNHCR, an asylum-seeker in Ireland can expect to wait 14 months for an initial decision on asylum status.

Khambule, who co-founded the Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland (MASI), which campaigns for better conditions for asylum-seekers, says the governments response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis has left asylum-seekers from other countries feeling marginalized.

With regard to the treatment of the Ukrainians it showed that all along that the government is capable of treating us better, he said.

According to Khambule, whereas asylum-seekers have to wait on average three to four months to get a blue card simply identifying them, Ukrainian refugees have bypassed this step.

Its not acceptable that we can as a state provide immediate supports to people at an airport when they arrive, (such as) PPS numbers, its like our social security number. But at the same time, theres people living in Dublin for months, who dont get that same support, said Henderson, of the Irish Refugee Council.

Similarly, while Ukrainian children have been enrolled quickly in Irish schools, children of asylum-seekers in emergency accommodation have experienced delays in accessing school. A 2020 report from the Irish Center for Human Rights found that children in direct provision are prevented from attending ordinary school with other non-asylum-seeking children for months on end and are instead segregated in emergency education settings that are unregulated and lacking in resources.

A spokesperson for the Department of Education told CNN: In Ireland, all migrant children, including children of international protection applicants, refugees, migrant workers and unaccompanied minors, can access pre-school, first- and second-level education in a manner similar to Irish nationals, until they have reached the age of 18 years. In Ireland, a school must admit all students applying where it is not oversubscribed and places are available.

The statement also noted that schools are not required to check the residency status of refugees, or other applicants seeking a school place.

Khambule highlights that while Ukrainian refugees were allowed to swap their drivers licenses for Irish ones, asylum-seekers were legally not allowed to even drive here until a recent court judgment.

The war in Ukraine caught peoples attention, Henderson said, attempting to explain Irelands change in approach.

Khambule accuses the governments response of being at its core racist, saying that because Ukrainians are their neighbors, because they look like them, they treat them in that way.

We look different, we are treated different, he said.

CNN reached out to the Irish government for a response to Khambules claims. A press officer for the Department of Justice told CNN that Irelands action on the Ukrainian refugee crisis is part of an EU-wide response and in keeping with its obligations as an EU member state.

Historically, when mass displacement of people has occurred as a result of violence and conflict in countries like Syria and Afghanistan, safety and shelter for people forced to flee has largely been provided to them by their closest neighbors, the press officer told CNN.

She said the Department of Justice strives to have decisions on asylum applications made as soon as possible to ensure that those found to be in need of protection from the State can receive it quickly and begin rebuilding their lives.

The press officer also stated that Ireland has historically provided a number of targeted protection programs to assist people fleeing conflict, referencing previous programs in response to conflict in Syria and Afghanistan.

Despite the disparity in treatment, Khambule says asylum-seekers in Ireland are in solidarity with what (Ukrainians) have gone through.

We dont want that to happen to anyone. But we are saying, remember, the other people from other countries who also are fleeing war. Palestine, Yemen, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Congo, he said.

Henderson said the governments response has fundamentally created concern and raised important questions. Why arent we able to do all the things that weve done for Ukrainian refugees and apply that to all people seeking asylum? he asked.

Although Ireland is great at emergency responses, he said, the government must now think of a long-term plan for dealing with the broader refugee crisis.

Back in the grandeur of Ballindooley Castle, Kozlovskaya cannot help but think of the future, too.

Although she hopes that the war will end soon and she will be able to return to Ukraine, she is now sure that Ireland is really a good place for our life now.

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Hungary's far-right President Viktor Orban called for a worldwide conservative takeover, predicting at the American Conservative Political Action Committee conference held in Budapest that "2024 will be decisive."

"We need to take back the institutions in Washington and Brussels," Orban said Thursday, delivering the opening remarks for the conference in Budapest. "We need to find friends, and we need to find allies. We need to coordinate the movement of our troops, because we have a big challenge ahead of us."

CPAC organizers chose Hungary for its first European conference because it's "one of the bastions of the conservative resistance to the ultraprogressive 'woke' revolution," according to CPAC's website. Orban is a key figure for the right wing, an example for the conservative movement of how to counter the left in western culture wars. Orban touched on some universal themes for conservatives: gender, critical race theory, cancel culture and censorship on tech platforms, among others.

Orban's biggest applause line came from boasting about a wall he ordered built after the Syrian migrant crisis of 2015, when thousands of Syrians tried to enter Hungary through Serbia.

"We decided to stop migration and build the wall on our southern border because Hungarians said that they did not want illegal immigrants," Orban told CPAC. "They said, 'Viktor, build that wall!' Three months later the border barrier was up."

Orban also railed against the media and called for a takeover, arguing "the madness of the progressive left can only be demonstrated if the media is there to help us do it."

He advised conservatives, "Have your own media. It's the only way to point out the insanity of the progressive left. The problem is that the western media is adjusted to the leftist viewpoint. Those who taught reporters in universities already had progressive leftist principles."

Orban lamented that Republicans have their "media allies," but "they can't compete with the mainstream liberal media." He spoke approvingly of "my friend, Tucker Carlson" as "the only one who puts himself out there," and opined that "programs like his should be broadcasted day and night. Or as you say 24/7."

The conference is being hosted by Hungary's Center for Fundamental Rights, which is funded by the government. Attendees came from across the world, from Europe, Australia, South Korea, Japan, and the U.S.

But the press was mostly home-grown, from state-run Hungarian media. Independent European and U.S. outlets were largely denied access, and CBS News was one of a small number allowed access to the conference. CBS Reports correspondent Adam Yamaguchi, who is in Budapest for the conference, told CBS News that he and his crew were initially turned away from the conference by local organizers, but were eventually allowed in after they contacted CPAC.

Yamaguchi said that it served as a reminder that "in spite of the polarized time we live in," when the mainstream press can be villainized by conservatives, "there's still an American recognition of an independent press. And that doesn't exist everywhere including here."

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