[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

Turkey was number 1 for taking 2.4 million Syrian, Iraqi, Afghani and Somalian refugees. Lebanon opened its doors to 1 million and Jordan took 665,000. Germany 749,309, Italy and Greece took 355,361 and the US took 559,37O. We took 168,978 and turned away a further 21,000 applications for asylum.

Yes, yes, we are only a small island but The Geneva Convention is a a United Nations agreement that the UK is signed up to and so long as we are part of the UN and we will be when we leave the EU, we are still obliged to take what the UN decide is our quota.

And to hell with the consequences.

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

And to hell with the consequences.

Says the woman who believes it was the EU who made us take the refugees!!

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

Says the woman who believes it was the EU who made us take the refugees!!

The EU are constantly demanding we take more as we are still part of the EU. But I am all for ignoring them as they are a bunch of self-serving idiots refusing to see all the problems it is creating.

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

The EU are constantly demanding we take more as we are still part of the EU. But I am all for ignoring them as they are a bunch of self-serving idiots refusing to see all the problems it is creating.

When the EU was established it was still part of the UN and still is. What it fairly did was set out the number of refugees to be accepted by the size of a country's population. Something the UN had done prior to the EU forming.
Since the EU was formed and set out what was deemed by the UN as acceptable rules over asylum and refugees, the UN has taken a back step.

Once we leave the EU the United Nations High Commissioner will ensure that, under UN law Britain will still take its share. That maybe more than the EU quota or may be less but I suspect it will be about the same.

So you can blame the EU all you like but the bottom line is, if we remain in the UN we don't get a choice.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

Once we leave the EU the United Nations High Commissioner will ensure that, under UN law Britain will still take its share.

When our infrastructure is already pretty much to capacity, we could say we have more than our share.