The US State Department is sending two high-level officials to a migration summit this weekend in Hungary -- a country whose controversial far-right ruling party has maintained a hardline anti-migration stance
, with one of the strictest policies against immigrants in Europe, and has cracked down on civic organizations, the media and academic institutions.
It is notable that none of the US's key European allies -- Germany, France, or the United Kingdom -- are sending any representatives from their foreign ministries. And the decision by the US to take part comes amid concerns over the spreading influence of far-right ultra nationalist parties on the continent. Poland is the only other country besides the US and Hungary with a government official scheduled to speak; they're sending a minister for humanitarian aid programs.
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