http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/rights/last-days-freedom-african-migrants-israel
Here is the headline of a story about Israel’s problems with over 50,000 illegal African migrants in the country:
African Migrants In Israel Asked To Leave The Country — Or Report To A Detention Center
I thought, wow, they are getting serious. The headline left me with the impression that they were rounding ’em up by the tens of thousands.
Then this:
This month alone 1,700 African asylum seekers living in Israeli cities were ordered to report to the Holot facility, according to the Jerusalem Post. But very few have done so.
So, how many showed up at the detention center?
Only 26 African migrants arrive at detention facility as 30-day deadline expires
Israel is also offering a payment of $3,500 for any economic migrant willing to leave the country.
It will be interesting to see what happens next.
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