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On the news today the reporter casually said there are approx 500000
in Libya waiting to get on a boat.No doubt the people smugglers cant
believe their luck that the EU is now running a rescue ferry service to
Italy.
in Libya waiting to get on a boat.No doubt the people smugglers cant
believe their luck that the EU is now running a rescue ferry service to
Italy.
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How many hundreds of millions live in Africa and how many of those would happily leave for a life in Europe? All they lack is the means and an entry point. As long as we are picking them up and bringing them here then the numbers will rise inexorably. I don't blame them at all but Europe's politicians are playing with fire. Is it truly beyond their reasoning capabilities to conclude that the only sensible and indeed fair policy would be to bring them onto a safe vessel from these death traps and then return them to safely their point of origin?
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IMO there are 2 options for the UK
1. Everyone who gets here is held in a detention camp , where they have to prove that they are innocent victims of a war in their country (rather than supporters of Dictators/Taliban type regimes who are fleeing the just retribution of the victors ) as opposed to the state having to prove they are not . If they fail to prove this then deport them , regardless of what theoretically might happen when they return . Also deport all foriegn nationals convicted of crimes here or elsewhere. Employ enough staff* to process all these claims speedily and enforce removal of failures (and provide for the successful applicants) .Withdraw from whatever conventions/treaties we have signed that would prevent any of these measures . *currently 23,000 people are employed dealing with all this .Try 100,000+ 2. Scrap immigration control altogether .Just let anyone who wants come here and let them all stay regardless. |
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tobermory, excuse my ignorance, where are the boat people taken that were " rescued" today by the british boat. thx.
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Tobermory's first option would get my vote.
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They are taken to Italy right now . Britain is not accepting any of them apparently .Though once they are out and about in Italy can't see what stops them travelling here eventually.
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Correct, once processed Italy will give them travel vouchers to go north to other
countries. ps 10% of the Somali asylum seekers in the UK actually came from Denmark and Sweden as in those countries they were dispersed and not allowed to live in one area. |
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Seems it was a Royal Navy Captain who was the source of the 400 -500,000 figure of asylum seekers waiting for a boat. Also another RN person mentioned in interview that the ones they are shipping to Italy were saying'we go to London now?!'
The Tories will be raging , as they intend the Naval operation as a PR 'doing something' exercise which hopefully will kick the whole issue into touch as far as media reports go . Doubt that Captain will be making Admiral soon. |
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How do you get 20 people in a Mini?
Stick it on floats and moor it in Misratah. |