AIBU to feel helpless about a large asylum camp in our village?

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My village has been chosen for a 1500 open asylum camp for single men. It will be an open camp (as the men haven't done anything wrong so aren't detained.)

The thing is the village only has 700 people and it is pretty isolated. it's about 10 miles to the nearest city and you can walk to another small village. There is a playpark, a pub and a primary school.

It has to go through planning, but the government have changed the planning laws so that they grant themselves planning and you can't see it as it is deemed sensitive. So they will just grant themselves planning and you can't oppose it without a judicial review--by which time it will probably be already open.

They want to reduce the number of people in hotels. But am AIBU to think that this puts the burden of sorting these issues out on one tiny community? Feels like we are collateral damage to be honest. The community will be outnumbered 2 to 1 and it feels too much. There is nothing for them to do or places to go. Also the fact that it is all single men put in one massive place with no money or means or anything to do is going to lead to problems

Apparently the camps cost £10 less a night than the hotels. But they don't count the set up costs which are astronomical (the one in Essex was £47 million to set up). So it seems like it's not not even cheaper than the problem it is trying to solve but much more expensive.

AIBU to feel a bit helpless? It seems so unfair but there is nothing I can do. We wouldn't be able to move from the village anyway as no one would buy a house here.

Nope former prison college used to house asylum seekers ..I am streets away no problems…the indigenous population tons of criminality

And? It doesn’t mean she is, but posts saying it again will get deleted.

If you were making a generalised reply about being anything we want to be, fine. You weren't. You used an example which was obvious as to its purpose.

The hotels and HMOs are on my doorstep and I’m not objecting.

They will be given free bus passes into York yippee!!

Those men wanting to come up and "cause trouble" are the ones who know exactly what can happen when you have 1,500 fighting aged men descend upon an isolated village.

Suicidal empathy.

Would you say that you have a similar ratio of asylum seekers/locals to OP?

Also are there things for asylum seekers to do in your area?

I think these things make a difference.

I didn't say she was.

No active UK asylum facility is a former "prison college," and no former prisons currently hold asylum seekers

That happens with our city dwelling asylum seekers they are part of our local church community, social groups, volunteer, contribute in art projects and loads more …makes our city so much more vibrant

@Anyahyacinth you must have a tribe from outer space ! It's not statistically possible to have so many men /people and not one be a trouble maker

You have clearly not met the ones like near to me that cat call the local young girls walking past them. It's no longer safe for females to be out after dark. In a town 28 miles from us one of these men raped a 13 year old girl.

We were fed this sort of stuff in my area when a large number of single male asylum seekers were housed here. Many many women complained of harrassment, intimidation, demands for money, staring and leering, stalking etc. They were all dismissed as being racists and liars.

Asylum seekers are not allowed to work so they don't bring any money into the community, and as they are not allowed to work any skills they have are not able to be utilised. Obviously this is the law in this country and not their fault.

@putupwhatever use your own judgement as to whether large numbers of single men whose origin and criminal background are unknown are total safe to be around women and girls. Don't be taken in by people who have no knowledge of their past life assuring you they are safe, be very cautious.

This was entirely predictable when school children were being targeted.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g4x2zyer2o

Is that in between their return visits?

The local population don't cat call and harm women?

So you’d like to curfew all men?

Honestly I'd try to sell my house fast taking a loss on it if need be to move away. It's not fair to house so many single immigrants in such a small area so locals are outnumbered. Houses will be unsellable so no one will be able to move. Your best bet is if Reform get in and send them back to wherever they came from.

You are incorrect..maybe look for information somewhere other than TikTok ..

How on earth can you check that these men are of good character?

Our girls are being let down and we are helpless.

I said settled..do you understand the asylum process?

They will have the same problem as other parties, ECHR lawyers will prevent them being deported. It would be very hard to leave the ECHR

There is a difference between a migrant and an asylum seeker, and it's important not to blend or mix the two. An asylum seeker is someone fleeing war, violence or persecution who is asking for protection. Not someone moving here for economic reasons. I don't think this should be about "us versus them." We have a moral duty to help people who are genuinely fleeing conflict and persecution. I completely understand concerns about housing and public services. Those problems are not because of asylum seekers they are due to years of underinvestment and poor planning. We shouldnt turn our backs on people fleeing persecution. We need to manage the system properly and quickly so people can work and contribute, and return people whose claims are refused.

You didn't answer as to why it's suddenly safe to return to their country. Do you understand the question?

No groups of 30 or 40 local men don't hang around in a large group, shouting in a language they don't understand, gesturing, staring and making them feel unsafe.