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Catch and release.

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Submitted by don (United States), Sep 12, 2017 at 16:22

You do realize the Americans have a similar Greek program for illegal aliens, only it's called catch and deport with dignity, sometimes after a month or so of free TB treatments requiring a six month course of antibiotics while in custody for a crime other than being illegal, and often confused with catch and release.

Some of those illegal migrant dreamers are even back again in two weeks after deportation, illegally working Strawberry Fields For Ever or Disneyland, and without their free six month supply of antibiotics for active TB. Usually by their fifth cycle of catch and deport their TB or VD is antibiotic resistant, but at least they have their dignity.

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Daniel Pipes replies:

As I understand "catch and release," it refers to "illegal immigrants subject to deportation potentially [being] allowed to "abscond" and fail to appear at removal hearings." (See http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/21/dhs-secretary-orders-immigration-agent-hiring-surge-end-to-catch-and-release.html). This has nothing in common with the program in Athens.

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Reader comments (8) on this item

Title Commenter Date Thread
Greece idea truly ingenius !!! [16 words]ReaderNov 5, 2017 18:14241230
A resolution [114 words]Veronica RoachNov 2, 2017 06:08241204
I try to believe [39 words]Michael KerjmanOct 10, 2017 11:52241046
not a Greek initiative [12 words]MinjuSep 13, 2017 14:00240795
following EU treaties produces a solution [177 words]mythSep 13, 2017 05:25240788
Catch and release. [113 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
donSep 12, 2017 16:22240780
1My Jpost Letter On Migration (pub. 9/7/17) [293 words]DaveSep 12, 2017 15:02240778
2Go back to your country [141 words]arish sahaniSep 12, 2017 09:22240776

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