As the Hungarian government is losing support while Jobbik is on the rise as its most important challenger, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is trying to halt the popularity of the far-right party by putting two of Jobbik’s favourite issues on the political agenda: anti-immigrationism and death penalty. These efforts are rather signs of weakness then strength in the sense that they are showing the desperate fight of the government against popularity loss. This paper examines the issue of immigration in Hungary, describes the state of xenophobia and anti-immigration sentiments and reveals the objectives of the political campaign against immigrants. The authors argue that this campaign will be unsuccessful in raising the popularity of the governmental party, however it will help the extremist right to legitimise its political stance and get closer to the mainstream of politics.