Afghan Immigration Fears Prompt Greece to Increase Number of Guards at Turkish Border

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In the United States, there has been a push to embrace refugees from Afghanistan with open arms.  See here, here, here.  That is not the case in all nations.  Rebecca Klapper for Newsweek reports that fears over a spike in migrants from Afghanistan attempting to unlawfully cross borders has prompted Greece to increase the number of border guards on the country’s Turkish border, officials said Monday.

The International Rescue Committee is accepting donations to help the Afghan people.

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