In Lithuania, both anti-migrant rhetoric - and solutions - harden

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : That rhetoric has worried those in Lithuania that would like to see are more welcoming attitude towards those feeling war and poverty for safety and security in the European Union.
50% : A total of 2,800 people have claimed asylum in the Baltic state since neighbouring Belarus opened its borders and so far, not a single person has been granted the protection.
48% : "International law clearly states that families with children cannot be detained just because they arrived here and asked for asylum here," added Laurynas Bieksa, a human rights advocate.
43% : In a Facebook post published in Arabic, Kurdish and English Lithuania's foreign minister, Gabrielius Landsbergis, promised that his country would grant asylum to "virtually no one".
41% : The amendments run contrary to EU and international law, the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) has ruled, and Zalimas, a former judge, has branded them "legal nihilism".
41% : Monika Guliakaite, a project manager at Lithuanian Centre for Human Rights (LCHR), said that pushbacks prevent migrants from applying for asylum.
41% : In a post on Facebook, Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga noted that the European Union has not criticised the recent amendments to Lithuania's migration legislation, despite having similar provisions as the laws in Hungary.

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