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Originally Posted by kirklancaster

Seriously now Kizzy - and non-confrontationally - Why don't our Government just liaise with all the countries from which these 'refugees/illegal immigrants/asylum seekers 'flee from' and spend a few more billions of pounds WE HAVEN'T GOT, and use all our Royal Navy ships to just GO and pick up all these poor unfortunates?

Then we can bring THEM ALL HERE and accommodate all these millions in houses WE HAVEN'T GOT, drain another few hundred millions of pounds per week from the Benefits Budget we HAVEN'T GOT, and drain another few millions of pounds per week from the Social Services Budget we HAVEN'T GOT, drain another few millions of pounds per week from the Police Budget we HAVEN'T GOT, drain another few millions of pounds per week from the NHS Budget we HAVEN'T GOT, the Schools budget we HAVEN'T GOT, etc. etc. etc.

Or perhaps these poor unfortunates will actually INCREASE the National Coffers by paying taxes after MIRACULOUSLY all finding jobs WE HAVEN'T GOT.

I despair.

Hardly the voice of compassion though is it?

To some people there would never be a point they would assist, because they are never rich enough, never have enough spare housing etc etc etc.

When people are in dire need of assistance, as human beings, we offer assistance. Is that not the CHRISTIAN thing to do? We don't simply walk by someone ill in the street and give them a kick as we go. We call for assistance.

There is nothing i detest more than double standards. We are either a Christian country that will always come to the aid of those who TRULY need it or we are not. This is not related to our own wealth standards as those we are assisting are in a much much worse position than ourselves.