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Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

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Wednesday, 31 December 2025

Migrant Return Hubs ( MRB ) = Detention Camps


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Migrant  Return  Hubs (  MRB  ) =  Detention Camps

 

SITUATION  IN  EUROPE :

A ….        MUAMMAR GADDAFI - A VISIONARY ? ………………… 04  Aug  2015

 

Extract :

Guardian  reported on  01 Sept 2010 , as follows :

"In a highly theatrical visit to Italy this week, Gaddafi warned that Europe would turn "black" unless it was more rigorous in turning back immigrants. Libya is a key transit point for illegal migration from Africa to Europe. The Libyan leader said the bill for sealing the crossing routes would be at least € 5bn  a year.

While in Rome Gaddafi advised Europeans to convert to Islam and sought to bolster his claim for billions from Europe by warning that millions of Africans were seeking to migrate to the EU.

"We don't know what will be the reaction of the white and Christian Europeans faced with this influx of starving and ignorant Africans," the Libyan leader told a Rome meeting attended by Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister. "We don't know if Europe will remain an advanced and united continent or if it will be destroyed, as happened with the barbarian invasions."

B ….  Gaddafi returns to haunt EU ……………………………………  18  Dec  2023

 

C ….  On its Way : Refugee-Migrant Tsunami ………………….. 19 Sept 2016

 

D ….  FREEDOM BEHIND BARS ?.................................... 16 Sept 2015

 

Extract :

INVASION  OF   EUROPE ,

 

 

by hundreds of migrants trying to cross the Serbia - Hungary border

 

Of course , closed gates / 4 meter high barbed wire fence / water cannons and tear gas shells , held back those few hundred refugees

 

But , for how long , when those few hundred become few thousands  ?

 

Hungary's response :

 

Passed a law treating illegal migration as a criminal offence

 

I presume , Hungary will prosecute those thousands of Syrian / Libyan / Iraqi refugees and imprison them on its own soil

 

A step that would be welcomed by those refugees , even though they have no intention to seek asylum in Hungary !

 

 

Getting imprisoned in Hungary will ensure that

 

they have a roof on their heads

 

they will not die of cold in coming harsh European winter

 

their children / infants will not starve

 

they will not get killed by wars ravaging their own countries

 

 

 

I expect them to sing :

 

" Stone walls do not a prison make , nor iron bars a cage "

 

 

I hope rest of Europe realizes that no fence can stop millions of migrants marching from its eastern borders and over the Mediterranean sea

 

They are trying to escape from war / hunger, to peace / food  !

 

But then, this problem will not remain an European Problem alone, for long !

 

It is bound to get replicated all over the World !

 

World over, poor people will try to migrate to " Islands of Prosperity " - whether just across the borders or across oceans

 

FAST FORWARD 10 YEARS :

EU countries talk on immigration, set to back ‘return hubs  …….. 09  Dec  2025

Extract :

EU countries yesterday were expected to approve a significant tightening of Europe’s immigration policy, including endorsing the concept of setting up “return hubs” for migrants outside the 27-nation bloc.

Fearful of far-right parties making gains at the ballot box, governments across Europe are scrambling to take a tougher stance. Interior ministers meeting in Brussels were to vote for the first time on a series of measures presented this year by the bloc’s executive to more strictly regulate the arrival and return of migrants.

If adopted, these measures would notably allow the opening of centers outside the EU’s borders, to which migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected would be sent, or the so-called “return hubs”; harsher penalties for migrants who refuse to leave European territory, including through longer periods of detention; and returning migrants to countries that are not their country of origin, but which Europe considers “safe.”

A decline in irregular entries to Europe — down by about 20 percent so far this year compared with last year — has not eased the pressure to act on the politically explosive issue.

The latest proposals come just a few months after the EU adopted a mammoth new migration law that is to come into effect in June next year.

“We have to speed up to give the people the feeling that we have control over what is happening,” European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner said.

The new initiatives have caused consternation among activists working with migrants.

“Instead of investing in safety, protection, and inclusion, the EU is choosing policies that will push more people into danger and legal limbo,” Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants advocacy officer Silvia Carta said.

Under the impetus of Denmark, which holds the EU’s rotating presidency and has long advocated for these measures, member states are moving forward at a rapid pace.

However, some in the bloc remain sceptical.

France is questioning the legality and effectiveness of some of the proposals, while Spain is not convinced that “return hubs” work after several unsuccessful trials by other countries.

They likely also discussed the distribution of at least 30,000 asylum seekers under the recent legal changes.

That move is part of a new “solidarity” system to help relieve pressure on countries that see large numbers of arrivals, such as Greece and Italy.

Other EU countries are expected to accept asylum seekers or to contribute 20,000 euros (US$23,304) per person to the countries under pressure.

 

However, with governments across the bloc being urged to tighten immigration policies, putting a hand up to take in extra asylum seekers is fraught with political risk.

The EU is nevertheless under pressure to hammer out a compromise on resettlement, with the clock ticking to come up with a final decision by the end of the year.

 

SITUATION  IN  INDIA :

>   For past several months , Election Commission is conducting SIR { Special Intensive Revision ) in several States. As a result , it has removed from Voters Lists , millions of voter-names for following reasons :

( A )   Person not found at given address

( B )   Person not able to produce documents to prove that he is an Indian Citizen , living in that State

EC will not allow such persons to vote { Only genuine Citizen of India , can vote }

EC has ( may be indirect ) obligation that Non – Citizens ( Foreigners who have illegally entered India – may be decades ago – and settled down , by acquiring Ration Cards / Aadhar Cards / even Voter Cards etc ) are NOT allowed to vote

Beyond that , our Central Government has obligation to return these illegal migrants to their original countries

In this connection , read :

 >      Detect, delete, deport’: Shah defends SIR in LS  …………….. 11 Dec 2025

Home Minister Amit Shah insists on detecting and deporting undocumented migrants from voter lists

 

> UP to set up detention centres after compiling detailed list of illegal immigrants  ..  03  Dec  2025

 

On November 22, Adityanath had issued clear instructions to all district magistrates of the state to take prompt and strict action against illegal immigrants and had directed that temporary detention centres be established in each district to house infiltrators

 Detention Centre In UP

So , in Europe , there will be hundreds of “ Migrant Return Hubs

I cannot escape a feeling that these will cost ( Construct + Operate ) many more times than Euro 5 BILLION which Gaddafi had asked Europe, some 10 years ago !

How much would it cost India to construct + operate , its own DETENTION CENTRES ?

In a recent TV broadcast , a journalist showed a brand new, 3 story building constructed in UP , for detaining 30 men + 20 women ( identified as illegal migrants )

It must have cost , nothing less than Rs 5 crores

If UP wants to lodge 1 CRORE illegal migrants in detention centres, it would need to build 2 LAKH buildings , costing Rs. 10 LakhxCrores ! That is initial capital cost. What about recurring OPERATIONAL cost ?

Let us assume that it would cost approx.. Rs 2 lakh per year to detain 1 person ( Food / medicines / building maintenance / electricity / security etc )

So , that will cost Rs 2 LAKHxCRORE per year ( for 1 crore persons )

Now ask yourself :

For how long will we need to “ Support / Feed “ these 1 CRORE illegal migrants ?

My guess >  INDEFINITELY – FOREVER  !

99 % of these migrants have come from Bangla Desh

Do you believe Bangla Desh Government would EVER agree to take them back ?

I cannot escape wondering what those migrants are thinking :

>    Hey , Yogiji , how soon can we move out of our ZUGGIES into those palatial mansions ? “

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh

www.HemenParekh.ai  /  www.IndiaAGI.ai  /  www.My-Teacher.in /  01 Jan  2026

 


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