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NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
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Turkiye has been fine for Syrian refugees, the war didn't carry over into there. If the war expands, run further there.
There is no right-wing bull crap. If you pay someone to get you to another country illegally, you have already shown you don't respect the law. Someone who gets on a boat on the English channel isn't a good person 99% of the time. They're selfish. They don't desperately need to go to England.
One or multiple examples where it did not happen. Is in no way an argument against 1000s of years of history, where it has. And a rather stupid argument.
It is illegal to consider the way an asylum seeker enters a nation. As a limitation on there right to claim asylum. That is also part of the Geneva convention.
It is there to stop the right wing actions of multiple Tory govs who intentionally limited access to the UK. In an attempt to end claims. Why did the convention do this after WW2. Because nations supporting Germany attempted the same crap when people ran from nations attacked by the fascists there.
The right wing gov trying to stop the boats is the illegal action. Not the boats.
The boats are part of an international human trafficking operation. Australia successfully stopped their boat problem, so why can't we?
Someone fleeing germany to other European countries is different as it's within the same continent. But the Taliban aren't going to reach Türkiye, nor is Hezbollah going to reach France. Most Ukrainians seem fine settling in Poland anyway, which doesn't ally with fascist Russia. They don't need to go to Belarus.
Yes we can. By opening up safe route into the UK for asylum seekers. Rather then shutting them down and removing huge amounts of funding from HMRC to process such claims in a efficient manor.
Or did you some how think the boats increase during torys 14years. And over stressing in the right wing media was not related to Tory austerity measures.
I assume you ignore the actual numbers of illegal immigration. Vs legal. It's under 5%. Of all immigration.
Then let's do that, then.
I don't see how this is relevant.
It's relevant because in a population of nearly 70 million. 39 thousand people, are in no way shape or form responsible for all the crap these flag waving ultranationalist are claiming.
There is a reason we call them fascists. It is because every argument they make matches the crap spread by every fascist leader in history. Turning to nationalism and groups of other to divide and distract opposition from the real cause of issues. Is exactly what wealth has done to oppress working class votes. Since the forming of democracy.
What's the 39 thousand statistic?
As per migration watch (an anti-migrant pressure group) using home office figures, since 2018 there have been 189,889 in total arriving illegally to the UK.
In 2024 alone, there were 948,000 people migrating into the UK and since 2018 every year has been above 600,000 which puts net legal migration to the UK at at least 4,200,000.
This means illegal migrants account for 4.5% of all people entering the country and yet account for 100% of the anti-migrant sentiment.
...yes, in fact, I strongly disagree with anti-migrant sentiment. I am talking about illegal immigration here. I don't get how this is related. I think we need to stop blurring the lines between legal migrants and channel-hoppers.
It's related because the rhetoric we get from those who vocally are anti-migrant is about how schools, hospitals, GPs, and other public services are coming under strain because of illegal migration which isn't the case.
They're coming under strain because of lack of investment and the increased pressure caused by legal migration.
I agree with every word you say. The reason I am anti illegal-immigrant is a matter of national security. While resources are a part of it, I don't blame them purely for the country's problems