Greek Islanders Want the Refugee Crisis Over - and the Migrants Gone

Five years into Europe's refugee crisis, the multi-billion Euro refugee deal with Turkey has broken down. Less than 2% of the refugees slated for resettlement in the rest of Europe have left Greece, as European nations refuse to implement the bloc's continent-wide asylum policy. At the same time, almost no failed asylum claimants have been returned to Turkey, while the number of new arrivals have spiked, doubling in the past year.
As a result, Greece has been left to cope with the crisis alone, with the bankrupt Southeast European nation transformed into the continent's open-air prison camp. On the island of Samos, where 7000 migrants and refugees live in squalid conditions on the hillside overlooking a town of 7000 Greeks, locals are enraged.
With the tourist economy devastated, islanders feel abandoned by both the Greek government in Athens and the European Union as a whole. The situation’s about to explode: and local islanders blame the mostly Northern European NGOs and journalists they accuse of exacerbating the migrant crisis, and ruining the image of their island overseas.
VICE News travelled to Samos to meet the refugees, migrants and locals living in uncomfortable proximity as tensions mount, and local officials demand action from the capital. With tensions at boiling point, this once-idyllic island is the frontline of Greece and Europe’s migrant crisis.
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[@gobshite]

Your title is wrong. It should read - Already struggling Europeans want aggressive economic migrants to be rightfully deported.

[@EliasBlind]

@Antenna2heaven Just say that you're racist and go

[@GeorgeTelop]

Exactly

[@greuropeanunion5641]

@@EliasBlind would y like your country having so many illegal immigrants that can't stop complaining all the time while we try our best to support them,we have to care for our people too,not only them

[@EliasBlind]

@November Witch There is no so. There isn't a following essay to this. Being racist is more than enough and your attempt to wear it with pride is as disturbing as it can get.

[@danjam4539]

No how bout all muslim refugees can leave.

[@somebluntdude]

Proud of the Greeks. Stand strong and do not falter.

[@horemopik2152]

Greece 200 year country pure plagiarized country

[@dkgamers1385]

I am Greek and I am not proud

[@sotoslfcclips7519]

@@dkgamers1385 You should be

[@samboreas3812]

@@sotoslfcclips7519 well clearly he is not. You should just mind your own.

[@WillJ3ll0]

The question worldwide is, when does compassion turn into being taken advantage of?

[@stever9209]

Teddy Percocetti we have definitely passed the compassion stage. Now we’re being invaded by being compassionate. Send them ALL home and call it a day.

[@dylanbacklund7655]

Compassion was long taken advantage of the fact that countries have asylum laws should be good enough no country should have to take in swath's of another countries people, melting pots do not work.

[@nuckchorris3302]

@November Witch those people from middle east are religious fanatics..your compassion is misguided

[@sulil1938]

That's ALWAYS been the case. The western world is dumb, and I hate to say that but I am also not a liar. Too much compassion, not enough common sense.

[@Comments_From_All_Channels]

Give immigrants vasectomies. If they want to have kids adopt. Forbid international adoptions. People have kids thinking they're going to get some kind of welfare but they're creating overpopulation

[@ir2841]

There‘s a saying of ancient Roman origin: „A guest is like a fish: he starts to stink after three days.“ - The meaning: As a guest you are welcome, for a limited amount of time, afterwards you are unwanted.

[@KimberlyGoins]

Hahaha we have a Spanish saying that goes... " A guest, like a dead body, stinks after 3 days."

[@Mr.Anders0n_]

Well, a "guest" usually has a home to go back to

[@ir2841]

@@Mr.Anders0n_ And those who don't are to go back and rebuild their homes, once the dust has settled.

[@user-gy5gk9mg7f]

@@Mr.Anders0n_ they all have homes to go back to. The Greeks path was not paved with roses either. We have risen from the ashes more times than probably any other nation in the known history. But we worked hard for it and not by trashing other peoples countries.

[@Mr.Anders0n_]

@@user-gy5gk9mg7f mass migration isn't something new. Throughout history people have moved as a result of wars and/or natural disasters (Irish famine, Holocaust, etc). And by the way, all the instability and geopolitical tensions you see in the world today are a direct result of colonialism and foreign interface from last Century (Iran, North Korea, Palestine, Afghanistan, Syria, etc). It's very difficult to "rebuild your home" when someone else poured pure rot into your foundation for their benefit or keep lighting anything you build on fire. Do you know how many foreign "dicks" there are in Syria? If it weren't for international interference (Iran, Russia, Turkey, Saudia Arabia) the war/revolution would've ended long time ago. The refugee crisis is only a symptom. If you really want someone to blame, study some history and understand how the disease came to be in the 1st place... But I guess it's just easier to make racist comments online

[@nicolaskottis5245]

Who can blame the islanders for wanting to return to their peaceful and normal life???????????

[@erickleandro9320]

I don't blame them, I understand how they feel, but what these refugees go through for a better life is harsh, i see your point though

[@Psyc0gamer]

Yes they want a peaceful life so much they are willing to resort to violence on innocent people to attain it sounds like a real bunch of nice people there

[@soyouretellingmetheresacha1696]

I don’t blame them at all......here in America we are tired of other people dying to get here and then say how aweful it is when they get here

[@anorexicpitbull4714]

@@Psyc0gamer they have had enough. The islanders have been tortured for many years now. Everyone has a breaching point

[@nicolaskottis5245]

@@iamnotgonnagiveyoumyname1373 If you talk about Syrian or Iranian or Iraqi (Refugees) First SAFE nation is TURKEY not GREECE.

[@americanwoman8967]

there are 45 islamic countries in the middle east other than Syria. Why don't they want to go to their religious brothers to live together in peace and love?

[@greenman8060]

More like 17, 19 if you include Pakistan and Afghanistan.

[@iasonjacksongrace]

Human rights don't exist in Islamic countries

[@leeofthevoid]

@@iasonjacksongrace that's there own problem, they should fix that.

[@user-uu3nb5co3l]

Because each country cares more about money than people. If they take those refugees they will loose money so....

[@casadelshed9128]

Fair Comment

[@christianlindhardt]

I love how VICE is adding sad music for the refugees and ominous music when showing the Greeks and the mayor. *Eye roll

[@FTsingos]

It's awful. Greece is in a no win situation. The worst part is seeing compassionate reporters and volunteers come help the refugees, criticize Greece, and then fly back to their big homes with no refugees on their lawns. One volunteer I met was from Martha's Vineyard and spoke about how heartless Greece was. I asked her how her parents and neighbors would've behaved if three times their island's population was occupied by refugees. How much compassion will remain if they can't continue their routines and the life they got used to the last 40 years?

[@irsinium]

Ikr so lame

[@billvilmezis5968]

UnBiAcEd RePoRtInG

[@anthonyg1968]

@@billvilmezis5968* unbiased

[@killacamfoo]

They should all be sent back.

[@l0wrid3r88]

How many times did you write this comment now? You are pathetic!

[@rubenscott3972]

Sadly they should go back there is no place and there will never be a place sucks but that’s life

[@johngablesmith4671]

To do what? Die?

[@kingrollo8199]

😂

[@rubenscott3972]

John Gable Smith you really think they would care if it was the opposite nope there country is back to normal there has always been wars were there from nothing new what has changed is your devices and more coverage what’s next your going to care about African nations now

[@GeorgeSFE]

I will writte that, and i hope my comment will not delete again. The truth is very different. 4% are Syrians. We have the same problems as the rest of EU, the bad problems, you know. And the islanders such as the citizens are SAINTS who are tolerate all those years!

[@elrey9347]

Totally agree.

[@antoniom7051]

EXACTLY

[@user-gy5gk9mg7f]

4:00 crime rate increased by 300%!!!! On islands where people used to leave their doors unlocked even when they weren't at home...

[@ulysses6325]

Στέκομαι με την Ελλάδα

[@remixmaled4475]

Don't blame the mouse coming to your house blame your government your people to protect your border

[@user-gy5gk9mg7f]

@@remixmaled4475 then don't blame the cat for doing its job

[@remixmaled4475]

there is no cat to do the job all I see is chickens

[@user-gy5gk9mg7f]

@@remixmaled4475 and all I see is a keyboard warrior

[@zlatkojokic3245]

Syrian refuges is the 5 % procents, other is economic migrants from pakistani, marroco, algeria, afghani itd..

[@zlatkojokic3245]

@Kathrin Schwarzbach correct, you must will say thank you Angela Merkel for this.

[@Riskaka]

@@zlatkojokic3245 wouldnt count afghans as economic migrants when war is still prevelant in Afghanistan.

[@ThePeacePlant]

This is the same in the U.S and the reason I don't support migrants here in the U.S. so many lying claiming they are running from cartel

[@LancesArmorStriking]

@@zlatkojokic3245 No, thank Obama. If Libya had not been destroyed, it could have absorbed most of the refugees. There is even a chance that the Syrian war might not have happened, with Qaddafi and Assad preventing intervention by the Americans (not saying either of them are compassionate leaders, but deaths by brutally suppressing democratic uprising vs. death because there is no government at all.. which would you choose?)

[@juliehunt9665]

@@zlatkojokic3245 She will go down in the 21st -century history record as being as foolish and incompetent as Canada's so-called "leader," Justin Trudeau.

[@adambalogh2764]

We Hungarians have been talking 5 years ago !!!!!

[@pimpbehindthewheel3207]

Yes u right But Hungary is not neighbouring Turkey U would get over powered by them. Do not forget u have a very small army .

[@grantwoolliams71]

Well I think many Europeans will not forget the strength show by Orban at the beginning of the 2015 invasion .... I know I won't

[@amcalabrese1]

Ironically for all of Hungary’s nationalist bluster few refugees even wanted to go there. Is this why we fought the Cold War? Free eastern Europe from Bolshevism so a bunch of Nazi-light nationalists can take over?

[@hbalint1000]

@@amcalabrese1 muh Nazis... Mi Hazánk is the only fascist/fascist-sympathizing party in Hungary. As much as I dislike Fidesz, it's nowhere near as anti-semitic, or authoritarian, as either them, or the National Socialist German Worker's Party. Also, shouldn't all politicians be nationalists? Focusing on their own nation's prosperity, on the well-being of the very people that elect them, first and foremost? Or are you really such a fuckwit, that you conflate nationalism, a very broad political idea that merged into a lot of different ideologies (and is not mutually exclusive with pacifism), with nazism, a set of very specific ideas that stem from a bastardization of Nietsche's ideas? Also, did you really think the Cold War was to free Eastern Europe from communism? Then why did the US ignore Hungary's cry for freedom when Nasser decided that the Suez Canal, being in Egypt, belongs to Egypt? Truman Doctrine, my ass... You do have one point, though. No refugee wanted to come here, true. But the problem is, the EU would've forced us to take them in, if we let them. With quotas. They would've violated the "refugees'" supposed "right to travel", as well as a nation's right to refuse residency to anyone they deem incompatible with it's society. Because it's an oligarchic, elitist, good-for-nothing corrupt shitstain of an organization, that has no qualms about strongarming supposedly sovereign states to do their bidding.

[@houseoffirebellytoads1439]

I am SO proud of my hungarian brothers! Wish Austria and Germany would be more like you guys! Greeting from Austria!!

[@antogaming3728]

Armenia stands with Greece 🇦🇲❤️🇬🇷

[@anthonyg1968]

Alot of Americans stand with Greece. And I am greek

[@yo2trader539]

Armenians are all over the world, even in Syria and Iran.

[@alexisgateley230]

How come migrants from west Africa find themselves in Turkey in order to cross over to the Greek islands?

[@joshuaallen7826]

Many have migrated from western african on foot to Libya and either across the Mediterranean sea in a boat or into places like Italy while some have gone on foot through Libya and on thru the middle east by foot to cross from Syria into Turkey.

[@alexisgateley230]

@@joshuaallen7826 on foot all the way from west Africa to Turkey seems impossible, they are much closer to western Europe via Spain.

[@dmld.9015]

Alexis Gateley because Europeans collectively and purposefully ’fucked’ Africa. Never forget that.

[@nepadron]

@@dmld.9015 Exactly. Europeans colonized (and hollowed their heritage, eradicated their local customs) so many countries, then left them empty and lost.

[@Letsallparty2]

n. p. Not true. Simply not true. There are many reason why Africa is a shithole and it’s not just because of colonization. Africans do unfair things to themselves. Also, culture plays a pivotal role in the growth of societies, so does written language, and average iq.

[@elgreco8074]

"There were only 7,000 people living here in peace, now another 7,000 are living with them". Would have been interesting to see his reaction if you had asked his thoughts regarding that 300% rise in crime. As a Greek, as truly sympathise for those forced to flee their motherland due to war; but we all know too well the majority are not even Syrians, let alone refugees...

[@kingdomhub.pl_]

EU should give them condoms before it will be 14000 to 7000

[@billvilmezis5968]

And he says it casually like yes we are now 50% of the island

[@ImagineWagonss]

Why do they feel like they are welcomed when clearly no one wants them there? They think the treatment will change in Germany??? Laughable.

[@randalltaves6033]

They don't care if average people don't want them. All they want is for the state to take care of all their needs. Many of them also see themselves as doing Allah's bidding by migrating into Europe en masse.

[@rsync9490]

@euphemist I feel empathy for the people of Europe and all the suffering they have to go through from their governments going against their wishes. There, happy now?

[@cjanon305]

@euphemist empathy is a weapon and you know it, even we know it now, thanks, being subjected to migrants has made us objectively worse people.

[@taratulip1592]

euphemist - You want empathy? How about you send money to help these people in their own countries? Support for foreigners should be voluntary, not forced upon taxpayers.

[@tiffanys358]

I’m just curious as to why Saudi Arabia hasn’t opened its borders to these people.

[@joeywho534]

AT ALL. They don’t wanna know shit.

[@ghester07]

They are secretly bankrolling this invasion, notice all the mosques in Europe? Guess who pays for most of them?

[@happydays5279]

They have them but Saudi Arabia Dosent give citizenship. And clearly these people see Europe has many opportunities

[@americanwoman8967]

saudi will only allow temporary migrant workers in to work at near slave wages. The Saudi Wahabist Islamic sect is bank rolling the Mosques and giving huge amounts of money to politicians and media who will support the western countries taking in refugees that Saudi itself would never allow in.

[@NajwaLaylah]

Small islands are like lifeboats. There's a sane limit to how many people they should be 'required' to try to hold.

[@GustavoRodriguez-qr5po]

Najwa Laylah 0

[@judieg.7945]

None is a sane limit.

[@paulmayson3129]

Not really. Islands like Lesbos, Chios, Samos and Rhodos should have a much larger population, Malta with a fraction of their size has half a million people. However these inhabitans would be Greeks, not random foreginers.

[@paulmayson3129]

@Nicos Frangeskou I would not want my country to take them, as it is Greece. And damn it, no, immigrants should not come here, why is that not clear from what I wrote.

[@paulmayson3129]

What I wrote about Malta, was that it is a mere rock in the middle of the sea, and yet houses half million Maltese. I see no reason why islands twice of thrice the size of Malta, like Lesbos, Lemnos, Chios and Rhodes cannot have the same. Unfortunately Greece is too Athenscentric for its own good. And the last time us Greeks did such a thing with having Constantinople ignoring the frontiers, we were destroyed.

[@adorablydeplorable7580]

Look at what they are doing to this once beautiful island. It looks like the country these people came from.

[@giannism6875]

What a rude comment. As a Greek I see Syrians as brothers and sisters who are struggling greatly right now. The developerd west needs to do more to help countries like Syria instead of just pretending like they don’t exist and barring immigration. Fix the problem at the root. This is why i don’t like European Union mindset on Greece they act like were this fully European country just like the ones in the north with no cultural ties to the the near east. It’s literally so far from true. A syrian, Lebanese, or turk will always be closer to us Greeks than a brit or german. So please

[@antoniom7051]

@@giannism6875 4% were Syrian, and they have been generously taken care of.The inmense majority are illegal economic migrants from other countries.

[@giannism6875]

@@antoniom7051 your point is?

[@gr33kfr3ak8]

@@giannism6875 I think he was being a little crass when he said that, but here’s my take. There’s no doubt that the trouble migrants go through is horrendous, but Greece is a country with 11 million people. Because we’re so small, we can’t just admit all the migrants into Greece and act as if there won’t be any tension regarding cultural differences. As a matter of fact, Greek extremist groups like Golden Dawn have risen because the tensions are so extreme. The migrants don’t speak the same language as the natives, don’t practice the same religion, might not know the history of the country, and don’t practice the customs. I’d have a hard time acting as if Greece would look the same as now if we continued with this. Keep in mind, this has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH RACE. There have been immigrants of all colors that have come to Greece and assimilated into the culture just fine, Giannis Antetokounmpo is a perfect example. The sad part is, this crisis wouldn’t be happening if the United States stopped carpet bombing the Middle East.

[@giannism6875]

@@gr33kfr3ak8 I think you misunderstood what I said. Yes I agree with you I think immigration should be last resort and Greece needs to preserve its heritage, and cant deal with all the migrants. We need to start fixing the problem at the root and actually helping countries like Syria better. Because they should not have to leave their homes and become refugees. I just think the EU and west in general is too harsh on these refugees because it’s not their fault they are moving abroad. I hope that these migrants get to return home actually and all for that matter. For the preservation of the countries with mass emigration and the ones who take them in

[@focast1825]

7000 residents, 7000 migrants, how is this a bad plan? 🙄😜 This is how you create fascist movements.

[@nepadron]

@Revelation 3 You are one sick puppy. You need to be put out of your misery, for the sake of others.

[@jvvlbeats]

@@nepadron gotta pick sides eventually

[@user-xf6ty4iv9w]

@@nepadron Great argumentation.

[@ImagineWagonss]

@@nepadron 😂😂stfu

[@erickleandro9320]

n. p. You just earned my respect, being born somewhere specific, of a specific religion, or of a different race shouldn't change how you're treated

[@stri2003]

The immigrants are better dressed than the reporter. Thats says a lot for both the reporter and immigrants.

[@Janet_scribbles]

Go home and fix your country. No more “Asylum”

[@bambur1]

7000 living in peace? Prepared to debate that statement ?

[@davidtheberge1231]

Crime goes up 300% "peacefull"

[@mchertonok]

Don't come to Europe. Stay in Turkey.

[@LegendNinja41]

easy to say for you but they don't want to. Turkey is economically in a bad situation, did you know that 4 million refugees are right now in Turkey? yes 4 million! it's a developing country and can't properly take care of 4 million refugees on top of their own citizens who suffer financially.

[@elgatov823]

have you considered going back to where you came from?

[@xavierm1870]

sounds a bit suicidal don't you think?

[@elgatov823]

@@xavierm1870 Turkey is not in a war, ask daddy Derek

[@xavierm1870]

@@elgatov823 I'm glad that you knew the origin of my username. I thought you were talking about the syrians and iraqis.

[@iwanegerstrom4564]

Give the migrants a helping hand, and they take your whole arm

[@dukes1993724]

Saudi Arabia has a lot of $, why don’t they go there?

[@neneklampir6664]

Because they want to take over Europe. It is written in their Hadith.

[@neneklampir6664]

@Amuro Ray 🤣🤣🤣 nice try blaming EU countries. EU did not take any part in Syrian war. Except for retaliation against ISIS. And that was only single country. Turkey also attacked Syria. Why don't blamr Turkey? And I have seen these immigrants. They only take money from government to buy weeds and their housing. Moreover, this is part of Islamic Agenda also. To take over Eurooe vy outbreeding the locals. It happens in Indonesia, India and many other place 0

[@jaymatt4194]

@@neneklampir6664 India is a different game. They gonna deport 4 million muslims

[@happydays5279]

They are many Syrians there but Saudi Arabia Dosent give citizenship. Also they hate Saudi Arabia they want to live in Europe because better opportunities

[@antoniom7051]

@@happydays5279 4% Syrians according to Greek police. And REAL refugees don't get to pick countries with opportunities.

[@Robzzx]

Imagine a stranger live in your house and refuse to go.

[@TW-ew9lw]

Saudi Arabia and Qatar are very rich countries. They can take these "refugees" in. We are closed and closed permanently. Thank you. Next.

[@kosovadefenders295]

Truth , vut one day they want to come too in Europa cuz here is a democracy and have jice womens 😂😂 #staystrongGreece

[@Maratha1990]

I am Indian I want to come in Greece in 2025 as a tourist😁 not as a refugee

[@happydays5279]

Probably cause They aren’t refugees they just want to live in Europe for better opportunities. Many Syrians went to turkey and Lebanon already

[@TW-ew9lw]

Rise Spartans!

[@Khasidon]

2:58 You can't just suggest that "refugees" are from ME and economic migrants from Africa. Large parts of Syria is safe now and people should be returned there.

[@zaxarispetixos8728]

About syria all it is safe exept the north where turkey is playing games and arming terrorists

[@user-zs3jx5uc8v]

Oh ye and you know Greece is the "bad" guy not Turkey that sends on purpose migrants with illegal documents, not Turkey that tried to bring down the Fence with an armored vehicle,Not Turkey that is violating the Greek airspace/sea, ITS GREECE... Nice channel

[@user-zs3jx5uc8v]

@The big liar Your name explains a lot. No need to bother.

[@sdafasdfasdfsda]

but but....diversity is our strength and sheeet.

[@213reefer]

Yes sr Los Angeles south central

[@annie_xo]

They’re not trapped. They’re free to go back from where they came. No one can stabilize their home countries except themselves.

[@sladegreenfeldsheher3931]

You notice how no interest in returning was expressed? Onwards to (whatever the richest country in Europe is at the moment)

[@annie_xo]

Daniel Price yeah, to my country. Fantastic. As if it hasn’t been bad enough here for 10 years already. Really looking forward to paying for even more of these peoples welfare and prison stays. 🙄

[@sladegreenfeldsheher3931]

@@annie_xo I agree. It's not a popular opinion, but I cannot feel sorry for them. Can you decide to go to any country you want? No, because you would be there already, so why can they? Its silly.

[@annie_xo]

Daniel Price I don’t feel sorry either. Regardless, they have worn out their welcome a long time ago but at this point it’s too late. 20% of the population, with their much higher average number of children compared to Swedish families it’s going to look even darker in a couple of decades. That kind of damage can’t be undone.

[@sladegreenfeldsheher3931]

@@annie_xo Political correctness will be the downfall of western democracies.

[@CreamCobblerFiend]

Living in Europe is not a basic human. You do not get to force your way into a country and tell them there is nothing they can do to stop you

[@dianenyc7697]

We stand with you my Spartans! 🇬🇷❤️🇺🇸❤️

[@RebeccaAmyKing]

Why isn’t Vice’s coverage more critical of how Turkey has essentially created this problem and encouraged migrants to invade Greece? It’s no wonder that Greeks are responding in this way - this is out of control!

[@sap9245]

Rebecca King why shall it be turkeys fault ? They just opened the gates lmao and they have the right to do it we d wanna save europes ass anymore

[@lukaskrtek5212]

Why they want to go to germany, when there's neighbour country where there's no war and they are of similar culture and religion. If Illegaly step my foot to south korea, I'll be arrested too! Stop doing illegal things.

[@Mightymoe918]

Lukáš Krtek it’s illegal you lair And own your racism

[@AM-ng8wc]

@@Mightymoe918 Well how many migrants are you personally housing? I'm guessing zero

[@hkd3453]

Neighbour countries can't handle any additional number of refugees

[@Mightymoe918]

Pete tee It’s a guessing to yourself. At least I don’t spread hate and hate speech on the Internet. Like most of the losers on here

[@remoir6273]

Lukáš Krtek Germany is a NATO country. Directly responsible in backing rebels in Syria.

[@adamsolomon7877]

Blame American Foreign Policy and Regime Change Obessessed U.S. Administrations. I feel sorry for a country like Greece because it doesn't have anything to do with the wars in the Middle East and Africa. However, I definitely blame the U.S. and its allies to a lesser extent (U.K, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE,Turkey etc..) as well as Iran and Russia on the opposite side for playing deadly Proxy conflicts purely to satisfy Geopolitical interests. A country like Greece or Sweden or Denmark etc...(i.e. small peaceful countries that have nothing with this international competition for power) should not bear the brunt of this refugee crisis.

[@humantrash0033]

I stand with Greece

[@jd-py5nm]

they have every right to feel that way and to demand it be so. I hope they succeed in driving back this invasion of their country

[@tacosalads4556]

People fleeing war isnt an invasion. It's a cry for help. It should be seen as such. They say they had an economic collapse? There's your workforce. Minimum wage labor with humane conditions and benefits and watch the workforce drive the economy

[@Mightymoe918]

I hope you become a refugee one day And then you’ll see

[@AspiringSpaceWizard]

They are so respectful to the countries that they demand to stay in. I mean look at marseille. * sarcasm

[@jd-py5nm]

@@tacosalads4556 how about educating and paying locals well enough to do the job instead of replacing them with low paid exploited foreigners? These are mostly men who should stay home and fight for their country etc. they are being used as pawns many have said so in interviews they don't want to leave they are being forced by their government.

[@MixolydianMode]

@@tacosalads4556 Most of the man are not fleeing war, they seek opportunities. Don't try to fool us! We don't want those economic migrants here in europe. We have a culture of our own, we deserve to live in peace too. They should go where they came from!

[@pelekouras203]

They are willing to fight the Greek patrol, but not willing to fight for their country. Something doesn't quite add up

[@giannism6875]

Fight for their own country against who? They are coming because their lives in Syria and other countries are bad, and if you’re referring to isis that has no relevancy. Theyare coming literally because isis runied their life and is too powerful

[@paulzacharopoulos511]

Greeks are close to being a minority in their own country. Tourism is a big source of income for many people on these islands and these "refugees" are preventing the locals from making money. Most of the people you see aren't from Syria. They speak fluent turkish and are from Afghanistan.

[@TheSteven2418]

YOU ARE GREEK! PEOPLE LISTEN TO THIS MAN!

[@banjod5363]

Time for greeks to start standing up to this agenda

[@creedstat]

if they invaded your country and demanded everything for free how would you feel? of course they are pissed

[@jolamakowska5948]

All borders should be permanently closed.

[@GirlsRuleTheWorld2023]

Stay strong Greece! The world is praying for you. End the invasion now.

[@RustScarcelli]

Funny how they always want to go to the west why not go to Qatar or Egypt

[@anzorgotsiridze8141]

all tis mess in europe made by turkish people . tey build germany after second world wide ar and after tis ione alll muslim people went to euurope if turkish can live in germany why other muslims can not

[@virtualshell]

why do they always want to go to germany. we have enough muslims from turkey and the whole arabic world...

[@MrStelios888]

@crystalmtn01 exactly that because of the free welfare europe gives at the backs of its taxpayers !!!

[@tomlederman3473]

@@virtualshell not the impression I got in germany

[@endtimeswatcher8743]

This is made by design and on purpose!!

[@athund6901]

It is called "The Coudenhove-Kalergi Plan for the Replacement of Europeans"

[@syedmohsin18]

@@athund6901 realy does this look organised by any means

[@gagistojanovic8785]

support for our Greek brothers from Serbia it is legal to guard against illegal migrants attacking the border police of a sovereign state! and those from NGOs should take 5/6 migrants to their home if they are sorry! just let someone explain to me why these migrants who are 80% men do not go to the rich Arab countries of the Gulf ???

[@ryanbonnett9851]

What would anyone do if their hometown was now overrun like this? This problem will escalate as long as we keep allowing it. It’s really unfortunate VICE is making it sound like the local Greeks are the problem.

[@AlexTh3Gr8]

The man in 5:18 is on the brink of tears, you can even hear it in his voice, he is hurting for his citizens and what they have to endure in these difficult times. I have been to Samos in 2009 and it was one of the most beautiful greek islands I have ever visited, then I went back in 2019..it was nothing like it was 10 years ago. Very sad but true... Generally I support Vice but this is so one-sided and it fills me with disappointment as journalism should always cover both sides of the story, while this is just pure leftist propaganda.

[@pezaperi]

how would you feel if i just jump over your backyard fence and made camp there indefinitely

[@vg4461]

Aleppo is freed from terrorist occupation: *flees from Aleppo to europe*

[@GrizzlyStoned]

@@Official_Baba_yaga At 0:20 I guess you were the one not listening.

[@tomlederman3473]

By all means live in a baathist ethno dictatorship if you want but they don't have to

[@kapilsane]

I want vice to stay middle East.

[@FarmerFpv]

Good stay then.

[@Luka-jw2zi]

Support to 🇬🇷 from 🇭🇷

[@WestCountryGurl]

Why are the rich gulf states not taking ONE refugee family? Shame on them for not helping their own Muslim brothers and sisters.

[@Gabe-qc5ji]

at a certain point, your'e pushing people to their breaking point. Unfortunately, things become ugly when that happens. I fail to understand how Greece isn't entitled to decide who gets to come in, as it's their country and their right to choose.

[@nixonesport1998]

Their ancestors didn't fight for this. What a disgrace Greece has become

[@emptybottleof151]

Go home and rebuild

[@woodsie7222]

Plenty of other Middle Eastern countries, not Europe

[@AshishSharma-su1lx]

Sharia is not far away in greece... Really sad to see because we have seen the worst of islamic onslaught. This victim card is what they always play.

[@yourgod010101]

No more Europa, go... back...

[@irsinium]

I sugest to Vice to do a video about the Syrian " refugees" that refuse to leave Denmark even if their refugees status is revoked ( claiming that they are in danger in Syria) and in the same time they are taking the plane and have vacancies in... Syria!!!

[@maureenjanousek9088]

Stop having so many kids and you won't need to invade other countries

[@grazutissmith9647]

They sure like to breed. , don't they???😂☺️

[@DUDEfreestyle]

"Hey shut off the camera catch him" lol 😂

Where do the charge their phones? How come, they still connected? What providers do they use?

[@DCtheGod]

GREECE DEFENDING EUROPA

[@LegendNinja41]

defending? From refugees who flee war and/or poverty? *OK*

[@CaptainHaddocck]

#IstandwithGreece #ProtectEurope

[@stellabailey9025]

If they know they’re economic migrants why don’t they send them back??

[@aljosapetkovic69]

I'm loving the level headed comments. No screams of racism or xenophobia. Awesome!

[@barkmatter4389]

Send them all to the Emirates.They can work there,make papers and travel wherever they want.

[@blazprugovecki302]

They have more money and more expensive clothing than I do.. I mean seriously and you say you are hungry..

[@surfhappens202]

The money is worthless and the clothes are most likely fakes.

[@surfhappens202]

@Shaxx okay adulf.

[@FHL-Devils]

@@surfhappens202 - except, he's right. When has Islamification of a region ever resulted in anything but social & political regression?

[@rippedreaper7279]

*This. Is. An. Invasion.*

[@TMPOUZI]

Asia is a vast place. Those economic immigrants should fix their new homes anywhere in Asia, not destroy the economy of small islands and demand Europe to give them welfare forever

[@nohandlesavailable677]

Ask yourself: How would middle eastern countries treat European refugees?

[@Haza3137]

@Hasoni Mustafa true

[@tonyannicelli9365]

V They don’t even tolerate their minority Christian populations. So you can only imagine what they would do to Europeans.

[@vsboy2577]

Syrians are guests in Greece, they need to prove themselves to Greeks.

[@ravbhattson2479]

Please let them be in Turkey, Saudi or Kuwaiti.

[@serdarbozkurt8544]

we have millions of them. we are in desperate conditions. all of them want to go west europe especially germany. sorry but we already fucked up.

[@dljdljdljdljdlj]

What is this"solution" they keep referring to? Say exactly what you want done. You want them moved by force, killed if necessary. So be it, but at least be honest

[@taratulip1592]

dljdljdljdljdlj The solution is to deport them. But it seems the islanders aren’t supported by their governments who are paid off by globalists and NGOs. There will be violence if the right thing is not done. Civil war.

[@jp4wd]

They always have to show the kids at the start of these kinds of videos...

[@makisroumpas5512]

You cannot have 7.000 immigrants in an island with 20.000 residents.

[@elenagarcia222]

Europeans are suffering because of this people

[@c.cooper5387]

Why the hell did all these military age young men go there?? Nobody invited them!

[@AMVfanboy14]

Rest of the EU stands with Greece!

[@Nps300]

No it doesn't

[@holeindanssock156]

@@Nps300 17 likes vs your 5 so far.... Give up loser. The people have spoken.

[@Dan-vk6qm]

They hated him, because he told them the truth.

[@spignetti]

To be honest....It's a shitty deal for all parties involved...

[@zealot1759]

I was in Europe once, sadly I don’t think I’ll return.

[@petervarga7913]

Why‘s that?

[@BennieBrunink]

The clothes they wear are clean,man ..

[@makz8]

VICE is good at angling reports, as usual. Make a report on the Turkish side of the border instead.

[@cleo6485]

Hahahaha are you serious? Is that an actual question?

[@sap9245]

Why it is turkeys fault again ? They just opened the gates and they due have the right to open it

[@dimitris.9115]

guys is simple math when the local population is 20000 people and the illegal immigrant population is 30000 is going to be a problem for sure . FREE GREECE .

[@guyarrol582]

send them back and give them arms

[@tigsik3128]

I dontnunderstand why islamic countriesmwjo are extremely rich not help them

[@adilaljpori2629]

Because they do not wanted them at all

[@syedmohsin18]

They do check Wikipedia they have vast majority of migrants. But this crisis is of Europe's making they supported local civil wars

[@adilaljpori2629]

@@syedmohsin18 as is The servants oh big yeee not as humans

[@riheg]

Because the Saudis, UAE and Qatar planned and finance the war. They knew it would create refugees and they will spread islam to Europe

[@matube73]

The solution is PODS. Personalized fiberglass containment PODS. These PODS the will be capsule shaped, have ventilation holes and enough food water to last 72 hours. Then static line parachuting them out the back of C130 cargo plane onto Arab lands. They will have a time release unlock mechanism once on the ground. Migrants gone.

[@More_Row]

matube73 What fiction book is this from?

[@PanoramaUnion]

Time to go home guys.

[@lurda8826]

You are free to leave and go back if you dont like it.

[@sapirzohar931]

As a tourist, Greece is one of the most beautiful places to travel. I visited twice, but now I’m afraid that I’m afraid...

[@birdy_za3933]

This is crazy. Greece should do something about this migrants, I mean some is enough but the whole island is taken over.

[@miguelmendez6397]

They can't even come together in a time of need...and they want to come into your country. He mentioned living in peace and yet they claim their are fights at night. Maybe that's what they consider (Living peacefully)

[@zeeshandogar9406]

This is no way to live, not for the migrants nor the locals. Most are single men that are economic refugees or out for an adventure. Muslim countries need to be doing more, many like Turkey have but they are at capacity. One tiny Greek island cannot carry the entire burden, especially the spike in crime. The ones who need compassion and help are the poor kids and families fleeing war.

[@LucaGoesTo]

Final someone is talking about it. All I hear at the moment is everyone screaming CORONA!

[@rowanbixler4700]

Hold up. Did you manage to get a sit-down interview with a guy whose bodyguards attacked you and threw your camera in the ocean? Only on Vice 😂

[@sap9245]

Rowan Bixler lmao thats kinda weird tho 😂