God Bless Poland!!
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Started by joj - March 11, 2022, 5:33 p.m.

They have taken over a half million Ukrainian refugees and have pledged to take over a million.

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By metmike - March 11, 2022, 6:09 p.m.
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Amen to that joj!

The Polish people have been incredible!


For this border crisis, Poles extend a warm welcome, unlike last time.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/08/world/europe/ukraine-refugees-poland-russia.html

This huge, sudden influx of refugees has given rise to an enormous grassroots movement across Polish society, as private individuals have mobilized to raise funds and offer free accommodation and transport to the refugees.

More than 500,000 Poles have joined a nationwide Facebook group coordinating support. In some places, supply was greater than demand, with local authorities calling on citizens to refrain from driving to the border to offer free rides, because they were causing traffic jams.

Years of nationalist, anti-refugee policies have left Poland with a fragmented immigration system. It’s now mostly up to citizens to handle what the U.N.H.C.R. said was “the fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.”