Austria has announced they will station soldiers at their border with Italy, a plan of action which they have been incrementally implementing for months as the surge of migrants pouring across the Mediterranean into Europe shows no signs of abatement.

Austria’s Minister for the Interior, Wolfgang Sobotka, is sending 900 troops to the Brenner Pass to assist local police at the critical border crossing, where they will increase screenings of inbound vehicles and trains.

Austrian officials report that between 700-1,000 migrants per month are illegally entering the Tyrol region from Italy.

In July, Austria positioned 750 troops and military vehicles in Tyrol, warning Italy that they would be deployed to the Pass if necessary.

“We need to prepare for the migration development in Italy, and I expect very promptly that border controls will be activated and assistance requested,” said Austrian Defense Minister Hans Peter Doskozil at the time.

Austria’s decision to militarily fortify its border comes on the heels of a recent meeting between six central European nations seeking to form a new anti-migrant defense coalition.

Bulgaria is taking similar measures, declaring that they will soon have 600 troops positioned along their border with Turkey to control the flow of migrants.

Bulgarian Defense Minister Krasimir Karakachanov revealed the plans to Die Welt in an interview this week, taking the opportunity to blast the EU for allowing the migrant invasion to continue unabated, also pointing out that very few of the migrants are actual ‘refugees’ but instead are illegal immigrants seeking to exploit the benefits wealthy European nations have to offer.

“We will send armed forces to each of these zones, who will be tasked with guarding the appropriate border region,” Karakatschanow said. “Highly specialized combat troops will also be part of the forces.”

“We should deploy NATO and EU troops in places like Italy and Greece, while defending the external borders of the EU, with armed force if necessary.”

“We cannot afford to continue having illegal migrants coming to Europe in droves,” he continued. “They don’t fear for their lives, they only want to live in a rich western country.”

The United Nations refugee agency recently released a report admitting that what has long been referred to as a ‘refugee’ crisis has little to do with true ‘refugees’ and virtually everything to do with illegal immigration and human trafficking.

“The UN has said that seven in 10 people crossing the Mediterranean from Libya are economic migrants and the rest are ‘people in need of protection’ like refugees and asylum-seekers,” reported the Daily Mail. “The U.N. refugee agency says people smuggling and migrant flows in Libya are on the rise, so Europe may face increased flows of migrants and refugees in the future.”

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