Two illegal entries over Russian border | Yle News | Yle
Two illegal entries over Russian border | Yle News | Yle
The Finnish Border Guard said that two people had crossed at Vaalimaa on Saturday evening, a day after the crossing point was closed.
Thats it? Just two? How is this world news?
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That is the news. That it is only two. The right wing party in Finland is hell bent on building a wall to stop the hoardes of illegal immigrants that are supposedly being bussed in by Putin.
Now, there are all kinds of good reasons to watch this border closely after Finland joined NATO and Putin has promised to make trouble there, but illegal immigrants?? Those are a fictional threat.
However, the same threat is being pushed by right wing parties in every European country. The threat originates from somewhere. Apparently, someone somewhere wants to push fake news about illegal immigration. It is fuel for fascism. It divides the population and creates patriotism that will hinder international collaboration.
Who could be interested in that? That person is the real enemy.
European countries shouldn't spend resources on stopping illegal immigrants. European politicians shouldn't spend time arguing over illegal immigration. We should be using our resources and time to figure out why so many people are needlessly afraid of immigrants.
I found it kind of wild the extent of undocumented immigration we have in the US (hundreds of thousands a year), and an article I read the other day said Finland was experiencing 'dozens' of immigrants coming over. Or this about 2 people.
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It's theoretically closed to illegal immigrants, sure. Of course in practice that's very difficult to do given the terrain, length and remote nature of much of the southern border.
I have read about how this is believed to be an intentional destabilization attempt by Russia, which of course they'd do. Also given the governments fascist nature, I'm sure they don't really want immigrants.
In Europe and Finland there are a lot of undocumented immigrants. It's in the news as well. This is news because it's from Russia through a border which should be closed fully.
illegal immigration in the us includes people overstaying visas. Finland has plenty of overstayed visas too, but the border to Russia is meant to be closed due to the war escalation in Ukraine.
Imo, its part of the whole "America bad" thing going on, that America deserves it.Finland is a "good" country, so its notable when they get punished.