[Brillopad]

According to the Gatestone Institute International Policy Council 8-10 million migrants from Africa, Asia and the Middle East are still on the way to Europe, most of which are economic migrants looking for a better life.

The Director of the European Council, Michael Moller, has warned that Europe must prepare for this. As the EU has called on its member states to lift border controls, within the next six months, the return to open borders, which would allow for passport-free travel across the EU would also allow jihadists to cross European borders undetected to carry out attacks when and where they wish.

Interested to know how people feel about this. For me it is a very worrying situation. Apparently most of these migrants are economic migrants, not refugees, so I am not clear why we would be opening our borders to them.

[Marsh.]

The locusts are coming!

[Northern Monkey]

It's crazy and it's not going to stop unless Europe makes a firm stand.These people need to be deterred.
Thank feck we're getting out of the EU.When all these people end up with bergundy passports in the next few years you know exactly where they're headed.The benefits capital of Europe.Good old blighty.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

It's crazy and it's not going to stop unless Europe makes a firm stand.These people need to be deterred.
Thank feck we're getting out of the EU.When all these people end up with bergundy passports in the next few years you know exactly where they're headed.The benefits capital of Europe.Good old blighty.

Completly agree NM.

[Denver]

People shouldn't come to countries unless they are coming for a definite job which I hope The UK sort

[Kazanne]

Let em all in,the NHS can cope and if they can't ,we will just blame whoever is in charge, at least we wont be branded racist, but we are stupid.(said with tongue firmly in cheek)

[user104658]

Eeeeeek! Winter Is Coming!

[Livia]

Plenty of room in Scotland, only a couple of million people there and loads of room!

[DemolitionRed]

According to Amnesty, its 86% of all refugees are being hosted by Middle Eastern, African and South Asian countries. Their figure for refugees with urgent need are 1.5 million. These include torture survivors and people with severe medical problems.

[jaxie]

I'm not opposed to migration at all, a member of my family is in love with someone from another country and hopes they will be able to live here eventually, but I do believe there ought to be some controls over a countries borders and I think the system should be equal. At the moment the balance is very unequal in favour of the EU.

[Withano]

The Gatestone Institute (formerly Stonegate Institute and Hudson New York) is a right-wing think tank whose website publishes articles with a mainly conservative perspective on policy issues, particularly those involving the Middle East.

Gatestone has been criticized for publishing inaccurate articles.

Is any other publisher expecting similar numbers? I don't trust the websites authenticity (and you shouldn't either)

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Withano

Is any other publisher expecting similar numbers? I don't trust the websites authenticity (and you shouldn't either)

Daily Mail says it's 23 Billion

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Withano

Is any other publisher expecting similar numbers? I don't trust the websites authenticity (and you shouldn't either)

I don't know - but judging by the numbers seen recently it may not be far off the mark. Could be more.

Besides if EU countries have to remove border controls, with no passports required, is anyone naive enough to think we won't get a lot more jihadists come in and pose an ever increasing risk to all of us with more terrorist attacks. I really cannot understand this incredibly naive mindset.

[Northern Monkey]

The removing of border controls is legit according to the FT.
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.f...5-23ef563ecf9a

European countries must lift border controls introduced at the height of the EU’s refugee crisis within six months, the European Commission has warned.

The demand by Brussels means member states such as Germany, Austria, Denmark and Sweden must end systematic checks of people entering their territories, in an attempt to get the EU’s passport-free Schengen area functioning properly again.

Insanity imo.
Slackening security is not a shrewd move in the current situation.

[Jack_]

Oh God not the brown people! Please no! Close the borders!

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Oh God not the brown people! Please no! Close the borders!

I wouldn't say the issue for most people is the colour of people's skin but the sheer numbers of people flocking in.Most people are'nt racist.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

I wouldn't say the issue for most people is the colour of people's skin but the sheer numbers of people flocking in.Most people are'nt racist.

Exactly

[Denver]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Oh God not the brown people! Please no! Close the borders!

I forgot Eastern Europeans are famed for there brow skin

[MB.]

Originally Posted by Adam.

I forgot Eastern Europeans are famed for there brow skin

According to the Gatestone Institute International Policy Council 8-10 million migrants from Africa, Asia and the Middle East are still on the way to Europe, most of which are economic migrants looking for a better life.

I sometimes wonder whether or not people even read the threads they post in

[MB.]

Not to mention that this is about Europe as a whole, which has a population of over 740 million, not just the UK... there are other countries than us, y'know

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Oh God not the brown people! Please no! Close the borders!

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Adam.

I forgot Eastern Europeans are famed for there brow skin

except we aren't talking about Eastern Europeans.

[Denver]

East Europeans are more likely to migrate to other European countries then Africa and Asia

[Loukas]

'Eight to ten million migrants are still on the way'

EIGHT TO TEN MILLION

[Brillopad]

People from Africa, Asia and the Middle East who are non- Europeans, and don't have refugee status, therefore don't meet the criteria. We have no obligation to let them stay.

The EU can't dictate we let them in.