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→Response to the European migrant crisis
{{See also|European migrant crisis}}
{{See also|European migrant crisis}}
[[File:Viktor Orbán, 2016 speech.jpg|thumb|300px|Orbán gives a victory speech after a 2016 referendum on immigration. The card in front of him reads "Let us defend Hungary!"]]
[[File:Viktor Orbán, 2016 speech.jpg|thumb|300px|Orbán gives a victory speech after a 2016 referendum on immigration. The card in front of him reads "Let us defend Hungary!"]]
[[File:Hungarian-Serbian border barrier.jpg|thumb|300px|Hungary's [[border fence]] with Serbia]]
[[File:Hungarian-Serbian border barrier.jpg|thumb|300px|Hungary's [[border fence]] with [[Serbia]].]]
In 2015, Hungary was overrun by refugees passing through the country, and it has the largest ''per capita'' number of asylum applications of any European country in 2015.<ref>Connor, Phillip (August 2, 2016). [http://www.pewglobal.org/2016/08/02/number-of-refugees-to-europe-surges-to-record-1-3-million-in-2015/ Number of Refugees to Europe Surges to Record 1.3 Million in 2015]. ''Pew Research Center''. Retrieved April 7, 2018.</ref> In response, Orbán took several actions,<ref>Multiple references:
In 2015, Hungary was overrun by refugees passing through the country, and it has the largest ''per capita'' number of asylum applications of any European country in 2015.<ref>Connor, Phillip (August 2, 2016). [http://www.pewglobal.org/2016/08/02/number-of-refugees-to-europe-surges-to-record-1-3-million-in-2015/ Number of Refugees to Europe Surges to Record 1.3 Million in 2015]. ''Pew Research Center''. Retrieved April 7, 2018.</ref> In response, Orbán took several actions,<ref>Multiple references:
*Savitsky, Shane (February 1, 2017). [https://www.axios.com/border-fences-and-refugee-bans-been-there-done-that-for-hungary-2226465858.html Border fences and refugee bans: Hungary did it — fast]. ''Axios''. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
*Savitsky, Shane (February 1, 2017). [https://www.axios.com/border-fences-and-refugee-bans-been-there-done-that-for-hungary-2226465858.html Border fences and refugee bans: Hungary did it — fast]. ''Axios''. Retrieved October 6, 2017.