Greece: Plans for border fence to keep out illegal immigrants

Greece: Plans for border fence to keep out illegal immigrants

Via Deutsche Welle:
Greece is planning to build a fence along its border with Turkey to keep out illegal immigrants, Citizen Protection Minister Christos Papoutsis said on Saturday.

"Greek society has reached its limits in taking in illegal immigrants," Papoutsis told Athens News Agency. "Greece can't take it anymore."

Greece's 206-kilometer (128-mile) border with Turkey is the most common entry point for illegal immigrants to the European Union from Afghanistan, Algeria, Iraq, Pakistan and Somalia.

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Around 80 percent of the illegal immigrants in the EU arrive via Greece, where there are currently an estimated 300,000 people living illegally.

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