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Originally Posted by Sticks

Why should a bunch of squatters dictate government policy?

How much is Fortress Malvenas costing us?

How many school places and operations could that pay for

Time to give it back and save money in this time of austerity. As for the squatters, give them notice to quit like you give notice to quit to any other people illegally occupying someone else's property

Originally Posted by Jesus.H.Christ

The problem here, is that they have recently discovered massive energy reserves. That's why we won't let go, and they are demanding them back.

In my opinion we have no business being there, and should give them back. I'm sure a deal could be struck to allow the current islanders to remain there, and remain as ex-pats.

Originally Posted by Sticks

They are nothing but illegal squatters - evict them without a penny piece in compo

Return Las Malvinas to the rightful owners

Make big savings which can be used for the NHS

While we're on the subject of squatters :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demogra...#Ethnic_groups

The vast majority of the population of Argentina are the descendants of immigrants. The indigenous population is little over 1% of the total population.

Most Argentines are descended from colonial-era settlers and of the 19th and 20th century immigrants from Europe. An estimated 8% of the population is Mestizo, and a further 4% of Argentines are of Arab or Asian heritage. In the last national census, based on self-identification, 600,000 Argentines (1.6% of the population) declared to be Amerindians. Most of the 6.2 million European immigrants arriving between 1850 and 1950, regardless of origin, settled in several regions of the country. Due to this large-scale European immigration, Argentina's population more than doubled and consecuently increased the national population. Argentina was second only to the United States in the number of European immigrants received.

Immigrant population in Argentina (1869–1991)

The majority of these European immigrants came from Italy, Spain, Germany, Wales, Poland, Croatia, Russia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Belgium, Norway and several other regions. Italian population in Argentina arrived mainly from the northern Italian regions varying between Piedmont, Veneto and Lombardy, later from Campania and Calabria; Many Argentines have the gentilic of an Italian city, place, street or occupation of the immigrant as last name, many of them were not necessarily born Italians, but once they did the roles of immigration in Italy the name usually changed. Spanish immigrants were mainly Galicians and Basques. Millions of immigrants also came from France (notably Béarn and the Northern Basque Country), Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Ireland, Greece, Portugal, Finland, Russia and the United Kingdom. The Welsh settlement in Patagonia, known as Y Wladfa, began in 1865; mainly along the coast of Chubut Province. In addition to the main colony in Chubut, a smaller colony was set up in Santa Fe and another group settled at Coronel Suárez, southern Buenos Aires Province. Of the 50,000 Patagonians of Welsh descent, about 5,000 are Welsh speakers. The community is centered around the cities of Gaiman, Trelew and Trevelin.