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Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Thought provoking for sure.

I think the true problem is that very different issues and problems are being grouped together and treated as the same when they are completely different.

The people lining up in Calais are not there escaping war and famine, they are there to exploit the most generous nation in Europe. We can only be the most generous nation in Europe while we look after a finite number of people, that's a fact. All our systems can only function with sustainable proportions of people inputting to the systems wealth. Its a fine balance before it all goes pear shaped and falls apart.

I believe you would be hard pushed to find anyone who would turn their back on genuine sufferers from war, and we do our bit there by re-settling people in the refugee camps set up for their protection. Those people are verified and catered for by our country the correct way. Where they are housed and cared for appropriately.

This sums it up really