They come out of Kosovo, the province in southern Yugoslavia, at nearly 2,000 per hour, a rate higher than it was during the ethnic cleansing of the Bosnian war. They must not forget Albania is part of Europe. If they don't take care of this problem, refugees will spread to Italy, Greece, all over Europe. A chain reaction. . . . You can't find a single country in the whole world to support this kind of refugee problem.
Few places are worse equipped to deal with a refugee crisis than Albania.
Its recent history is a diary of turmoil. After emerging from 45 years of a brutal communist regime in 1990, Albania spiraled into anarchy, revolt and poverty. Until now, Albania has been known more for creating refugees than for sheltering them. We've had great social problems for the last 10 years. We have yet to leave 40 years of communist isolation behind us.