© Facebook / Aysen NikolayevGovernor Aysen Nikolayev addresses a crowd in Yakutsk, Russia, after a migrant was accused of raping a local woman.
Over the past few days, residents of Yakutsk in eastern Russia attacked and harassed migrants from Central Asia. They also targeted migrant-owned businesses.
Young men barged into food booths and demanded that foreigners leave, police said.
"They came here and threatened us with a gun. They said: 'Shut everything down and go home. You won't live here anymore,'" one man told RT.
There were rumors of some people being hospitalized and even killed but the police denied that such incidents happened. Officers were also deployed to safeguard a mosque after a fired-up crowd held a protest outside its entrance.
The wave of anti-migrant anger was sparked by a recent case of a local woman abducted and raped. Though a suspect was quickly caught and pleaded guilty, locals became outraged after the media learned that he was a migrant from Kyrgyzstan. This was later confirmed by the governor.
The news immediately led to sporadic unauthorized rallies by locals who accuse foreigners of "stealing" jobs and committing crimes in the city.
Authorities later held their own mass rally, where Governor Aysen Nikolayev promised a crackdown on illegal immigration. "We will identify illegals and deport them," he told the crowd.
The police meanwhile warned everyone against stoking "ethnic conflicts," and several people have been detained in connection with vigilante violence.
Many migrant-operated cafes and shops, nevertheless, remain closed and around 100 buses stayed in their depots because migrant drivers were afraid to show up for work.
I listened face to face a story about a small country: Andorra. It has no problems with illegal immigration. ¿Why? A migrant must ask permission, and provide official papers showing he has no criminal record in their home country. If one illegal migrant is cached on the street, it is deported at record speed. I do not know first hand. But I assumed they put him in a police car, drive till crossing the legal borders. And drop him in the middle of the road. Imagine walking on a mountain road with snow. Not a nice experience. Impossible then to have illegal immigration.
This crazy idea of droping people in another country, I know it has been reported happening in France legal borders with Italy and Spain (Basque Country). I interpret that as a sign that France is tired of illegal immigration. And regular police might be starting with the idea of droping them in other countries. I do remember a story of the City of Marbella (Spain). Attracting wealthy people residents and visitors. They were able to get rid of homeless people. City police dropped them in other towns or in the middle of a road (between towns). A regular activity till the affected understand they are not welcomed. It seems that idea of the past (20 years back), is now being used on a large scale. Even Hungary as a country doing something quite similar in form, but within the law.
The tension is rising at record speed. Even recently in the City of Barcelona (Spain) I listened to a story I cannot believe. Need to research to verify. It would be a hint (if not factual evidence) of illegal immigration being promoted (in a way that is insane).