Greece: 6,000 detained during raids on immigrants

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Greece: 6,000 detained during raids on immigrants

NICHOLAS PAPHITIS,Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece are rounding up thousands of suspected illegal immigrants in a large-scale deportation drive to combat what a government official compared to a prehistoric invasion. Greece has long been Europe's main entry point for illegal immigrants from Asia and Africa seeking a

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August 06, 2012

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6 readers comments


1. Niko Seretis wrote on August 06, 2012 11:39 AM	99% of these illegals are Islamic. Get rid of them! They offer nothing for Greece's economy and tourism other than to scare off tourists in Athens. If Samaras can successfully do this, Golden Dawn will lose a lot of its clout.

2. Nicholas Kostopoulos wrote on August 06, 2012 12:45 PM	For too long Greece has been the dumping ground for illegals which are usually Islamic. I don't care why they left, if they are illegal they should be deported immediately. As far as the UN is concerned they have always favored Islamics overy Christians, and they should mind their own business. I would put troops on my borders, to keep out these undesitables out of Greece. I always believe in "Greeks for Greece: period. This has always been a Chrtistian country not a Moslem one.

3. George Economides wrote on August 06, 2012 5:18 PM	Time to end this invasion.............. Send them all back.

4. Philip Vorgias wrote on August 07, 2012 11:29 AM	Damn straignt. About damn time! If the UN doesn't like it, let them send funding to care for these illegals in detention. Put up or shut the hell up!

5. Constantinos E. Scaros wrote on August 07, 2012 8:41 PM	Agreed, gentlemen! I am not for making LEGAL immigrants of any ethnic or religious persuasion feel unwelcome in the slightest bit. As for ILLEGALS, though, I say: "Deport first, ask questions later!" If Greece employs that model, then the United States surely can take lessons from it!

6. Philip Vorgias wrote on August 07, 2012 11:06 PM	Greece needs to depoy military forces along the borders. They spend an incredible sum on these forces, they may as well be doing something other than training. This invasion of illegals is as sure a threat to Greek sovereignty as any armed invasion. Prevent them from crossing the borders!
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