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cornflakecrunchie · 26/02/2026 17:41

..of asylum seekers..
On the news. Are we supposed to be impressed? They are just being shuffled elsewhere, aren't they?

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Eyesopenwideawake · 27/02/2026 08:10

Thank you @MsJinks – good to have facts.

Tricket · 27/02/2026 08:18

ExtraOnions · 27/02/2026 07:49

This thread is full of sorts of people who were protesting to stop Jews coming into the country in the 1930s. The same old arguments were used there as are used now. It’s all about dehumanising people, blaming them for things that are nothing to do with them, “othering” them, usuing pejorative langague, accusing them of just wanting to get their hands on your money.

100 years on, same old shit

I don't think the Jews were murdering and SAing the locals?

Many Jewish men that fled then joined the host nation's army and fought against the Axis powers.

Crikeyalmighty · 27/02/2026 08:50

randomchap · 27/02/2026 07:45

How many would you happily see drown in the channel?

Indeed - Reform are just an ‘offer simplistic solutions party’ when there are no simple solutions .

mollypuss1 · 27/02/2026 09:02

Tricket · 27/02/2026 08:18

I don't think the Jews were murdering and SAing the locals?

Many Jewish men that fled then joined the host nation's army and fought against the Axis powers.

Some will have been murderers and sexual abusers. As many people have pointed out to you previously, you cannot tell who is going to be a murderer or sexual abuser just by looking at them, if we could then we could eradicate those crimes tomorrow.

Crikeyalmighty · 27/02/2026 09:09

Tricket · 27/02/2026 07:35

The government should arrest and charge citizens who break the law.

And also not import masses of unchecked foreign ones.

Data from Norway, Sweden and Denmark is clear.

Pretty sure the gvt do that anyway - I’ve lived in Denmark and know Sweden really well - they are very hot on this kind of thing, also really hot on deporting people quickly who don’t have the rights to be there and use squads of people checking on black market employment all the time - and all within the EU too! It was always allowed- the Tory’s just couldn’t be arsed to coordinate it or fund it . They even get rid of Brits, Americans, Australians etc asap if they lose their jobs and can’t get another within a very set period of time. Visas are very much tied to ‘conditions’ -

UncannyFanny · 27/02/2026 09:14

People might want to delude themselves otherwise but a substantial portion of asylum claimants arriving on boats (and we’ve seen it in more than one criminal trial) purposely destroy anything that may prove their identity, lie about their ages, lie about their country of origin and lie about why they had to flee. They make it as difficult as possible for the authorities to verify their story and by doing so add months or years to their own waiting times for a decision to be made.

Tricket · 27/02/2026 09:19

mollypuss1 · 27/02/2026 09:02

Some will have been murderers and sexual abusers. As many people have pointed out to you previously, you cannot tell who is going to be a murderer or sexual abuser just by looking at them, if we could then we could eradicate those crimes tomorrow.

I assume (but I admit I cannot be totally sure that'd it be at a much lower rate).

It's been nearly 100 years since the 1930s.

Things have changed, the country has changed. No need to accept these men from the third world in. Especially since we see what consequences are.

EasternStandard · 27/02/2026 09:24

randomchap · 27/02/2026 07:45

How many would you happily see drown in the channel?

Tbf the current method of moving people does see people drown. Recently in the Med too.

Some countries have managed to resolve that risk. But I don’t think we’ll do the same. It’s still a very risky, male centric, vastly profitable system.

mollypuss1 · 27/02/2026 09:25

Tricket · 27/02/2026 09:19

I assume (but I admit I cannot be totally sure that'd it be at a much lower rate).

It's been nearly 100 years since the 1930s.

Things have changed, the country has changed. No need to accept these men from the third world in. Especially since we see what consequences are.

You assume based on no knowledge or evidence, your assumptions are based solely on your prejudices.

lazyarse123 · 27/02/2026 09:38

How many countries do these people travel through to get here? The benefits of living here are too attractive. I also don't have an issue with containment camps while processing takes place. They would be safe, fed, warm and have medical care. Something not everyone who was born here gets.
I have seen groups of migrant men following school girls and yes I am personally aware that we have plenty of home grown rapists. No need to import men from countries we know have no respect for women.

Tricket · 27/02/2026 09:43

Crikeyalmighty · 27/02/2026 09:09

Pretty sure the gvt do that anyway - I’ve lived in Denmark and know Sweden really well - they are very hot on this kind of thing, also really hot on deporting people quickly who don’t have the rights to be there and use squads of people checking on black market employment all the time - and all within the EU too! It was always allowed- the Tory’s just couldn’t be arsed to coordinate it or fund it . They even get rid of Brits, Americans, Australians etc asap if they lose their jobs and can’t get another within a very set period of time. Visas are very much tied to ‘conditions’ -

The Nordic nations track crime by ethnicity and it clearly shows foreign borns being over-represented in violent crime. Denmark have laws regarding ethnic enclaves I believe and mandate a ber minimum of "Europeaness" an area must have.

Compare the EU countries that have accepted refugees on mass Vs those that have resisted.

plutosache · 27/02/2026 10:01

Happyjoe · 26/02/2026 21:41

None of this is asylum seekers fault though is it? Yes, it costs too much but the whole state of the UK does not ride on the cost of asylum seekers.

Who's in charge of the public purse, NHS, the police, the housing, the schools, the homeless etc? It's not the asylum seekers or immigrants.

No it certainly isn’t the fault of asylum seekers, I don’t think I implied that. I’m saying we’re in crisis so not an appropriate destination for asylum seekers.

Crikeyalmighty · 27/02/2026 10:05

Tricket · 27/02/2026 09:43

The Nordic nations track crime by ethnicity and it clearly shows foreign borns being over-represented in violent crime. Denmark have laws regarding ethnic enclaves I believe and mandate a ber minimum of "Europeaness" an area must have.

Compare the EU countries that have accepted refugees on mass Vs those that have resisted.

I don’t disagree on the figures , but that’s because native Danes and swedes on the whole are mannered, ordered , pretty law abiding people , I hate the word but it just doesn’t have as much petty crime glorification of ‘chav’ culture as the UK does amongst its Swedish/Danish white population . It stands out that far more crime is committed by certain non nationals or ethnenticities - same too to a slightly lesser extent in Netherlands and Germany - they also control homelessness far better too in these places . I described living in Copenhagen as a giant Waitrose . They also in fairness ghettoised at one point certain areas- you just didn’t go there - since then they have decided it wasn’t the best idea

Crikeyalmighty · 27/02/2026 10:11

EasternStandard · 27/02/2026 09:24

Tbf the current method of moving people does see people drown. Recently in the Med too.

Some countries have managed to resolve that risk. But I don’t think we’ll do the same. It’s still a very risky, male centric, vastly profitable system.

And what some don’t like to admit is that plenty of less than scrupulous Brits have been involved too -( just to add a bit of hypocracy plenty of the geezers who would vote Reform too) - we used to live in Canterbury - twice I heard conversations between ‘geezers’ discussing such stuff in a pub. nice little earner as Del boy might say

Tricket · 27/02/2026 10:13

Crikeyalmighty · 27/02/2026 10:05

I don’t disagree on the figures , but that’s because native Danes and swedes on the whole are mannered, ordered , pretty law abiding people , I hate the word but it just doesn’t have as much petty crime glorification of ‘chav’ culture as the UK does amongst its Swedish/Danish white population . It stands out that far more crime is committed by certain non nationals or ethnenticities - same too to a slightly lesser extent in Netherlands and Germany - they also control homelessness far better too in these places . I described living in Copenhagen as a giant Waitrose . They also in fairness ghettoised at one point certain areas- you just didn’t go there - since then they have decided it wasn’t the best idea

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Interesting point. Thanks for sharing.

womendeserveequalhumanrights · 27/02/2026 10:16

MsJinks · 27/02/2026 07:23

So much misunderstanding on this thread - it has all been said before and again here but:
Asylum seekers are not illegal, they are pending their claim being processed.

The rights to claim asylum are under the UNCHR but also confirmed by U.K. case law , R v Uxbridge.

75% are still being granted within an ever tightened system.

We did promise Afghans who fought with us/translated for us safety - only some got here on the resettlement route in the absolute shitshow and aftermath of the fall of Kabul.

Main nations seeking asylum are from Eritrea, Iran, Afghanistan, Somalia.

Traffickers and smugglers take passports to help ensure payment, often in loan form, pressure any family in the home country, maintain control.

One Big reason for the wait is the huge backlog allowed to build up under the Tories.

The spend in asylum seekers is around 0.4% of total government budget - less than their percentage spend on expenses.

The percentage spend of the RNLI saving people from small boats - not that it is even relevant to their remit is 1.2% - and this might be offset a bit by the big increase in donations when people complain about this issue - heartwarming.

The main money out of this itself goes to fat cat hotel owners not the asylum seekers, as there’s the backlog and a mess made forcing more accommodation to be needed, and ‘business’ people, often Tory friends saw an opening.

The government is in charge of immigration so even if there were no asylum seekers your local council would not be housing any more homeless - which is a more complex topic.

Think where you would feel most comfortable to reset up an entire life if fleeing the U.K. - would you stay in France when you speak the language in Australia? When you have relatives in Greece?

And no they’re not all just fit for care - many have other and high level qualifications that just need conversion to U.K. approved - the BMA for example is currently helping around 2,000 refugees convert medical qualifications.

Asylum seekers often ultimately bring net benefits to the U.K. including economically when allowed to work - the determination to get across the world in a precarious and dangerous way implies they will focus and succeed.

Despite all the above actually I would think basic decency means you don’t want to harm a particular section of humans under any circumstances- but would prefer to handle issues humanely. This is the society we all live in right now - let’s be a decent one for all our sakes.

We live in a society that has turned it's back on thousands of raped children. I care more about that than fit young men who come here as economic migrants.

You obviously don't. When that problem's solved then I'll care about men coming as economic migrants.

The number of men who are not already here who were translators in Afghanistan is very low. And actually, I care more about women in Afghanistan who are left to die because they cannot receive medical care from men and women cannot be HCPs. They deserve asylum here more, but there is no route for them and no space partly because it's all being taken up by fit young men who are more than capable of living in a variety of countries where their human rights are not removed entirely.

suburburban · 27/02/2026 10:18

Plasticdreams · 26/02/2026 22:53

They’re not illegal unless their visa to live and work here has expired. The people you’re referring to are asylum seekers.
Out of interest, Where would you go if your country had been bombed and you wanted to better your life? Or is that too difficult to imagine. You are judging from a place of privilege and the only reason you have that privilege is sheer luck. It’s not because you’re better than anyone else.

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Privilege?

It definitely hasn’t been easy for the working class people living here over the centuries unless you were born into wealth with civil war, few human rights till fairly recently, people living in poverty and being exploited, being able to vote as a women was only 100 years’ ago.

this seems to be forgotten

suburburban · 27/02/2026 10:20

mollypuss1 · 27/02/2026 09:02

Some will have been murderers and sexual abusers. As many people have pointed out to you previously, you cannot tell who is going to be a murderer or sexual abuser just by looking at them, if we could then we could eradicate those crimes tomorrow.

I’ve never read about any?

At least the Jews integrated and kept their heads down, unlike some other cultures

Tricket · 27/02/2026 10:22

suburburban · 27/02/2026 10:20

I’ve never read about any?

At least the Jews integrated and kept their heads down, unlike some other cultures

This is exactly what I meant

randomchap · 27/02/2026 10:29

suburburban · 27/02/2026 10:20

I’ve never read about any?

At least the Jews integrated and kept their heads down, unlike some other cultures

Which other cultures?

mollypuss1 · 27/02/2026 10:31

suburburban · 27/02/2026 10:20

I’ve never read about any?

At least the Jews integrated and kept their heads down, unlike some other cultures

What a ludicrous argument. Are you often reading newspapers from the 1930s?

‘The Jews’ didn’t integrate and keep their heads down. MOST Jews integrated, some will have been criminals.

mollypuss1 · 27/02/2026 10:33

randomchap · 27/02/2026 10:29

Which other cultures?

I assume she means those with ‘brown’ people. Her racism is quite evident. White immigrants good, brown immigrants bad.

Tricket · 27/02/2026 10:37

mollypuss1 · 27/02/2026 10:33

I assume she means those with ‘brown’ people. Her racism is quite evident. White immigrants good, brown immigrants bad.

What does the data from the Nordic nations (as I mentioned previously show)?

It's disingenuous to think everyone acts and behaves equally regardless of where they are from.

suburburban · 27/02/2026 10:38

mollypuss1 · 27/02/2026 10:31

What a ludicrous argument. Are you often reading newspapers from the 1930s?

‘The Jews’ didn’t integrate and keep their heads down. MOST Jews integrated, some will have been criminals.

I thought you might find me some evidence. What makes you say they didn’t

Crikeyalmighty · 27/02/2026 10:39

Tricket · 27/02/2026 10:13

Interesting point. Thanks for sharing.

I am trying to be honest having lived there and explain why the figures look as they do - my BIL is ex CID and once told me in the UK that the figures for crime were around 78/22 - with roughly 10% ethnic population committing 22% of reported and solved crime. But and it’s a big but - many of those were also born here too and it’s not just Iraqis, Afghans etc, it’s black guys, Asians ( often fraud etc) - all are in those figures. One huge issue is people who come in legally - via holiday /short term visas etc - go on crime sprees over a short term and then bugger off - not just the UK, other places too - I’m a centre/centre left voter but I’m also quite hot on immigration and using the Danish methods - perfectly doable, but it takes consistent money and effort! I do think people looking for simplistic solutions will find there really aren’t any without ending up in a US type situation

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