After the damage to its European and international image during the Greek financial crisis negotiations debacle Angel Merkel is 'jumping the gun' and opening the gates to 'floods of people' looking for government hand-outs who have no (or little) hope of finding work in Germany or are prepared (or able) to integrate themselves into European society .... Hungary should be commended for showing people that its laws must be respected and that it is absurd to claim to be a 'refugee' and simultaneuosly 'force' (battling police, even if unarmed) your way into another country ... the real refugees from the Syrian civil war are in the refugee camps of Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey and deserve all the help necessary to provide them with the basic necessities of life and a chance to immigrate to another country by LEGAL immigration or return to their own country once the fighting has stopped and international assistance in rebuilding that country should be generously provided ... not least by the countries who took advantage of Syria's domestic problems (to reduce pressure on Israel to make peace with the Palestinians) and by their meddling (sending mercenaries) prolonged the fighting and caused many civilian deaths and most of the refugee problem ...