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Originally Posted by Livia

Saudi Arabia was also instrumental with at least as much involvement in any destabilisation as the UK and probably much more. They haven't taken a single refugee. Shouldn't the Middle East be encouraged to step up? The refugee camps in Jordan are packed, yet they seem to be one of only a few countries in that region taking steps to aid refugees. It shouldn't just be left to a few countries. It should be for everyone to step up.

That's because refugee status doesn't exist in Gulf countries though - most of their populations are poor migrants so they're fearful about what granting refugee status to people would unleash. Saudi and others do donate a lot of money to refugees and there are quite a lot of Syrians in the Gulf countries but they will all be on work and visitor permits not there as refugees