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Originally Posted by angus58

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Exactly right! Not every unemployed person is a workshy, feckless sponger by any means. As to the highlighted part of your post, I would agree that we treat the poorest and weakest in OUR society well, but we should not be responsible for the world and his wife when we have such limited resources at our own disposal. Charity begins at home, and there are many needy and deserving causes in our country that are struggling to care for others that get no funding whatsoever.

I couldn't agree with you more Angus58,I do feel a lot of the problems as to the welfare issues are not in the main because of 'our' society as you put it,I doubt very much if I or anyone else was in truth having nothing that I would be likely welcomed or allowed in to other Nations.

I do think people fleeing 'genuine' persecution need to be protected and nurtured,as long as they are really fleeing persecution.
What has often surprised me is that 'a' (singular) person supposedly flees persecution and finds themselves in the UK, however leaving their close relatives behind where the persecution is,only to then later be joined here by them too, I find that odd.

As you say and especially at this time, 'our' government has the duty to protect and care for our vulnerable, weakest and poorest first,not out of selfishness but of being the morally right thing to do.