The border crisis in Poland has serious, global implications. Christian Mysliwiec writes:
Thousands of illegal immigrants are attempting to enter Poland from Belarus, with violent clashes with border guards breaking out on Tuesday.
To help understand what is happening at the Poland-Belarus border, The Daily Signal spoke with Alexis Mrachek, a research associate focusing on Russia and Eurasia at The Heritage Foundation.
The Daily Signal: We are receiving reports of thousands of migrants attempting to illegally enter Poland from Belarus, apparently for several months now. Who are these illegal immigrants and where are they coming from?
Alexis Mrachek: These illegal immigrants are mostly young men, women, and children coming from war-torn countries in the Middle East and Africa, who are lured by the false promise by Belarus that they can start a new life in the European Union. Some of the countries they hail from include Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, Libya, and Syria.
[Christian Mysliwiec, "Here’s What You Need to Know About the Border Crisis in Poland,” The Daily Signal, November 18]
