Hungary at the Cutting Edge

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As more EU countries follow Hungary's lead and fence their borders against irregular migration, Maria Margaronis explores Hungarians' responses to the refugee and migration crisis. She talks to border guards, with a solidarity group set up to support them, as well as Hungarians who offer help to refugees. She visits the prison factory that exports most of the razor wire used on Europe's borders. Is Prime Minister Viktor Orban's hardline response to migration a symptom of Hungary's troubled history and politics? Or is Hungary the cutting edge of a new Europe of closed borders? Produced by Shabnam Grewal (Photo: looking through the fence into the Hungarian border, Serbia)