A group of 25 asylum seekers have been found to intimidate bus drivers on the bus
between Uden and Nijmegen. They may refuse
to pay, debate the price of the fare and may become aggressive towards bus drivers. The central body for receiving asylum seekers says that about 8 of
them come from the asylum seekers center in the town of Grave. It is not know
where the remaining asylum seekers come from.
In the nearby town of Nijmegen, there is a massive phenomenon of robbing asylum
seekers who come from safe countries and thus are not entitled to asylum
The period between New Year’s Eve and New Years led to
9300 registered incidences by Police.
Nearly 300 people were arrested. There were acts of arson, vandalism,
violence against caretakers and policemen. In reality, the number of incidences was much higher because many policemen do not report minor incidences during
that period as they consider that normal for this
Deputy prime Minister Hugo de Jonge (Christian Democrat) considers
that the current number of immigrants per year is too high. He considers that
the cabinet should fix a maximum. He says that uncontrolled immigration leads
to tensions in society. Geert Wilders, leader of the Freedom Party, which
opposes immigration called De Jonge and his party hypocrites. Wilders said that
the Christian Democrats are responsible for open borders, the expansion of the
EU, millions of additional immigrants and the Islamization of the Netherlands.
