Leading on from another thread, where concerns were raised about finding housing for the number of refugees coming into the UK, and whether they would be a threat to those offering to house them.
I have supported refugees, mostly Afghan refugees in a number of ways for many years, including hosting in my spare room.
I have never had an Afghan guest who has been anything other than polite, deferential, and unassuming, but very very interesting when they have opened up.
I also feel there is a misconception about the number s involved. It sounds like big numbers, but it is less than 1% of the number of English residents that die in an average year, just to put it into perspective - it is really not going to increase our population at all
And as far as housing goes, there is asylum seeker housing, but there is no refugee housing, hence why people like me host them. They are certainly not jumping the housing queue!
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I have hosted many Afghan refugees in my spare room, and will continue to offer it. AMA
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54321nought · 18/08/2021 17:40
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