On the day that the cabinet approved construction of a new detention center for illegal migrants, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu flew south Sunday afternoon to look at work being done on a fence being built between Egypt and Israel, and to illustrate the scope of the problem.
At briefings, he heard from top IDF officials at a location some 60 kilometers north of Eilat. On the border, Netanyahu was told that some 1,000 illegal migrants come across the border each month.
The prime minister said that this is a "danger" to the character of the state, and that the "flood" needed to be stemmed. Netanyahu said he was told by the IDF that the measures they are currently taking will cut the number in half in 2011 and perhaps even further in 2012. Among the steps being taken include the building of the barrier, enhancing forces in the region, and building the detention center with the hope that potential migrants will realize they won't be able to work once they enter into Israel.
Netanyahu said that less than 1% of the 12,000 migrants expected to arrive this year are political refugees, with more than 99% of them being migrants looking economic gain.
Earlier Sunday, prior to the cabinet's approval for the construction of a detention facility for illegal migrants, the prime minister said, "We do not intend to arrest refugees from war. We allow them to enter and will continue to do so. But we must stop the mass entry of illegal infiltrators who are looking for work due to the very harsh repercussions that this wave will have on the character and future of the State of Israel.," Netanyahu
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At briefings, he heard from top IDF officials at a location some 60 kilometers north of Eilat. On the border, Netanyahu was told that some 1,000 illegal migrants come across the border each month.
The prime minister said that this is a "danger" to the character of the state, and that the "flood" needed to be stemmed. Netanyahu said he was told by the IDF that the measures they are currently taking will cut the number in half in 2011 and perhaps even further in 2012. Among the steps being taken include the building of the barrier, enhancing forces in the region, and building the detention center with the hope that potential migrants will realize they won't be able to work once they enter into Israel.
Netanyahu said that less than 1% of the 12,000 migrants expected to arrive this year are political refugees, with more than 99% of them being migrants looking economic gain.
Earlier Sunday, prior to the cabinet's approval for the construction of a detention facility for illegal migrants, the prime minister said, "We do not intend to arrest refugees from war. We allow them to enter and will continue to do so. But we must stop the mass entry of illegal infiltrators who are looking for work due to the very harsh repercussions that this wave will have on the character and future of the State of Israel.," Netanyahu
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Israel is a racist regime. Their dual citizen Cabinet Members of the Barry Soetoro regime do NOT want a fence built for America as the goyim have no need for protection from immigrants.
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