The concerns may be genuine, but it just highlights how some lives are considered more valuable than others.
Many people say they are living in fear and have “had enough” because they believe immigrants are taking over the UK or are responsible for crime. But none is really discussion why so many people are forced to leave their homes in the first place.
Many of the people coming here are from countries that have been destabilised by decades of conflict, exploitation and foreign interference. The “western values” have played a role in creating the conditions that force people to flee. Maybe some of the energy directed at migrants should be directed at governments stop contributing to wars, instability and the exploitation of poorer nations.
People often speak about defending “Western values” or “British values”, but what exactly are those values? Britain, like every country, has its own history of injustice, from the Windrush scandal to serious failures within its institutions and criminal justice system. (Hampshire case of 3 British boys sentenced by, I will assume a Yt , British judge effectively allowed the criminal to walk away free. The victims traumatised by the incident and their lives forever changed- this worries me too) No society is perfect.
Yes, let’s send the migrants back to their counties and while they are on their way hand back the resources take from those countries.
Let’s start by returning what was taken and allowing those countries the opportunity to rebuild without outside interference from Western Values. That would likely require giving up some of the benefits and privileges that came from those resources( Congo- Cobalt), and I suspect many people would not be so keen on that conversation.- but I suspect that very few will be willing to trade their home comforts for less stress and less fear because the lives of the innocent children don’t matter.
We can have a debate about immigration. It is a legitimate topic. But it has to be an honest debate that addresses the full picture: history, foreign policy, war, economic inequality, resource extraction and the role wealthy nations have played in shaping the world we live in today.
Immigration does not happen in a vacuum. If we are going to discuss it, we need to discuss the causes as well as the consequences, not just our fears.
actions have consequences