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This paper criticizes the Hungarian government's handling of the large numbers of migrants entering the country in 2015, including its inability or unwillingness to distinguish between those who are seeking political asylum and those who are economic refugees. The paper's author further complains that the government has 1) blunted effective crisis management measures in the region, and 2) aggravated popular resentment towards foreigners. At the same time, the government has been right to demand more support from the EU on the migration issue. Indeed, if the debate in Brussels continues to be limited only to Italy and Greece, the EU will tacitly allow the situation along the Balkans route to worsen, with negative consequences for the whole Union.