Hungary set to implement strictest immigration law in EU

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Hungary's new immigration measures, which were decided on January 1st but will come into effect this Friday, will be the strictest in the European Union.

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00:00 Hungary's new set of immigration laws will come into effect on Friday.

00:14 The laws are some of the strictest in the European Union.

00:20 They include, among other things, the banning of family reunification and the division of

00:25 residence permits for workers into low-skilled and highly skilled.

00:30 Other measures include the introduction of a golden visa process.

00:38 Foreign nationals in Hungary will also face deportation if they are fired from a job.

00:45 Left-wing parties in Hungary's parliament have opposed the legislation, but have been

00:50 labelled as pro-migration by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

00:57 (whooshing)

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