Why doesn't Hungary accept immigrants?

I had a borderline polite conversation about immigrants/refugees with a man who identified himself as a conservative Christian Hungarian (middle-class, manager at a Hungarian company). Both of us were struggling to stay calm and eventually agreed that neither of us can accept the other's stance. read more

Hungary does not accept immigrants because people here are generally suspicious of everybody who is not Hungarian. This applies to local minorities, Xth generation immigrants and basically anybody who is visibly not a member of the majority (white, Christian and speaks Hungarian). read more

We shall not take anyone in' HUNGARY tells EU it's FULL and it doesn't 'NEED' immigration 'We shall not take anyone in' HUNGARY tells EU it's FULL and it doesn't 'NEED' immigration HUNGARIAN politicians have said the country will not accept any migrants because the country “does not need immigration”. read more

What Hungary wants, most of all, is to have refugees who are coming to the EU enter from some country other than Hungary. That's because, under the Dublin regulation framework, the first country a migrant sets foot in has an obligation to decide whether they're a legitimate refugee and therefore should be granted asylum. read more