Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris has offered to solve the growing migrant crisis. Sawiris said he wants to buy an island in Greece and Italy to allow refugees a temporary shelter until a long-term solution can be found.
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Greece or Italy sell me an island, ill call its independence and host the migrants and provide jobs for them building their new country
— Naguib Sawiris (@NaguibSawiris) September 1, 2015
Crazy idea .. Maybe but at least temporary until they can return to their countries ??!!
— Naguib Sawiris (@NaguibSawiris) September 1, 2015
Speaking to AFP News, Sawiris said: “Of course it’s feasible.
“You have dozens of islands which are deserted and could accommodate hundreds of thousands of refugees…[as] temporary shelters to house the people, then you start employing the people to build housing, schools, universities, hospitals.
“And if things improve, whoever wants to go back [to their homeland] goes back.”
Sawiris insists migrants escaping trouble zones need to be treated as “human beings”.
“The way they are being treated now, they are being treated like cattle, ” said Sawiris.
