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AIBU to worry about large numbers of undocumented men arriving in Spain?

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MaturingCheeseball · 30/07/2026 17:34

Thousands of young men from Morocco and beyond swimming to Spain. Spain obviously has encouraged the problem with their amnesty for existing migrants, but thousands more arriving with no means of support and undocumented is going to cause huge problems. Large numbers will no doubt be ultimately trying to reach the UK.

It’s harsh, but we cannot accept infinite numbers of men.

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littlematchstickgirl · 31/07/2026 17:38

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SpaceRaccoon · 31/07/2026 17:39

I don't think multicultural areas work that well tbh - different cultures have different notions about things like differing noise levels, plenty of scope to piss each other off.

I think what people imagine when they speak fondly of them, is in fact a general middleclass multiethnic area, where educated people from across the globe rub along together very nicely indeed.

Think Hampstead vs Alum Rock.

OneStarAwake · 31/07/2026 17:40

DoraSpenlow · 31/07/2026 17:30

That went well for my elderly cousin. He was cutting his back lawn and went to introduce himself over the garden fence to the two new ladies who had moved in next door. Within seconds the men of the house were out to tell him , aggressively, that he was not to speak to the women as he was not from their culture. An 8 foot fence was erected shortly after. He and his wife eventually ended up being the only non-Asian household in their cul-de-sac. They had neighbours constantly asking to buy their house because "surely you don't want to be the only white people" . Yeah, that went really well.

He should have reported the illegal fence.

TopPocketFind · 31/07/2026 17:40

Nearly 50,000 migrants have returned to Morocco

And to quote EU’s migration commissioner Magnus Brunner

“I reiterate that there are no onward movements towards the European continent or other member states. The Schengen Borders Code provides for special rules that apply to Ceuta and Melilla. Border checks on persons departing from Ceuta and Melilla remain in force.”

“Morocco is included on the EU list of safe countries of origin.”

What it means is that, technically, any Moroccan nationals who crossed the border to Ceuta are unlikely to qualify for international protection given Morroco’s status,

EppingTrain · 31/07/2026 17:41

Shouldn't every area be at least majority white British?

mtobrokeme · 31/07/2026 17:44

OneStarAwake · 31/07/2026 17:40

He should have reported the illegal fence.

Haha! To who? They couldn’t be arsed to do anything in Rotherham about thousands upon thousands of girls being tortured, murdered and raped in the name of cohesion so what makes you think they’d do anything about a fence?!

CoffeeCantata · 31/07/2026 17:44

DoraSpenlow · 31/07/2026 17:30

That went well for my elderly cousin. He was cutting his back lawn and went to introduce himself over the garden fence to the two new ladies who had moved in next door. Within seconds the men of the house were out to tell him , aggressively, that he was not to speak to the women as he was not from their culture. An 8 foot fence was erected shortly after. He and his wife eventually ended up being the only non-Asian household in their cul-de-sac. They had neighbours constantly asking to buy their house because "surely you don't want to be the only white people" . Yeah, that went really well.

An example of a situation in which the unpleasant neighbours should have researched UK culture and norms before coming here.

And having failed to do that, what a shame they had to be so rude and hostile.

I hope all people accepted for immigration get some kind of induction into UK cultural expectations - such as speaking to your neighbours politely and not policing who their female relatives can speak to. If they can’t accept these things, it’s clearly not the place for them.

OneStarAwake · 31/07/2026 17:44

TopPocketFind · 31/07/2026 17:40

Nearly 50,000 migrants have returned to Morocco

And to quote EU’s migration commissioner Magnus Brunner

“I reiterate that there are no onward movements towards the European continent or other member states. The Schengen Borders Code provides for special rules that apply to Ceuta and Melilla. Border checks on persons departing from Ceuta and Melilla remain in force.”

“Morocco is included on the EU list of safe countries of origin.”

What it means is that, technically, any Moroccan nationals who crossed the border to Ceuta are unlikely to qualify for international protection given Morroco’s status,

Farage will be most put out. He posted two videos today shit stirring warning people these men were on the way to Calais. Perhaps Putin called?

EppingTrain · 31/07/2026 17:44

SpaceRaccoon · 31/07/2026 17:39

I don't think multicultural areas work that well tbh - different cultures have different notions about things like differing noise levels, plenty of scope to piss each other off.

I think what people imagine when they speak fondly of them, is in fact a general middleclass multiethnic area, where educated people from across the globe rub along together very nicely indeed.

Think Hampstead vs Alum Rock.

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Whitechapel, Southall, Ilford. All places in London I'd rather not be

Same thing with many areas in Birmingham. I agree with Alum Rock.

OneStarAwake · 31/07/2026 17:46

mtobrokeme · 31/07/2026 17:44

Haha! To who? They couldn’t be arsed to do anything in Rotherham about thousands upon thousands of girls being tortured, murdered and raped in the name of cohesion so what makes you think they’d do anything about a fence?!

I was being sarcastic about the fence. I am a bit fence-sceptic tbh.

EppingTrain · 31/07/2026 17:47

There are muslim parents who will refuse "playdates" with non-muslim kids.

People in areas who don't know English. Is that something you want?

LuckyHazelFox · 31/07/2026 17:48

mtobrokeme · 31/07/2026 17:22

They won’t. Their tiny liberal brains simply cannot compute that it isn’t working! There is no Multi-Cultural utopia. Instead, due to their inability to see past what they’re led to believe, by their chosen outlets, that it is a fantastic ideal of cultures living, working and getting along magnificently, they simply label anyone else, with differing experiences, racist, xenophobic or bigoted. It’s tiring and it’s lazy.

👏 👏

LuckyHazelFox · 31/07/2026 17:49

EppingTrain · 31/07/2026 17:47

There are muslim parents who will refuse "playdates" with non-muslim kids.

People in areas who don't know English. Is that something you want?

So those parents are racist then.

DoraSpenlow · 31/07/2026 17:51

JHound · 31/07/2026 17:38

😆

And that's funny because ........

mtobrokeme · 31/07/2026 17:53

OneStarAwake · 31/07/2026 17:46

I was being sarcastic about the fence. I am a bit fence-sceptic tbh.

In fairness and after thinking about it some more, the illegal fence probably stood more chance of being removed than the child rapists did! Such is the way of the world!

DoraSpenlow · 31/07/2026 17:53

OneStarAwake · 31/07/2026 17:40

He should have reported the illegal fence.

He did. Council weren't interested. Probably too worried about being thought of as racist.

EppingTrain · 31/07/2026 17:54

LuckyHazelFox · 31/07/2026 17:49

So those parents are racist then.

Yes. Not very integrated. There are Muslims who integrate and socialise with non-muslims. There a large percentage that don't however

noddysyellowhat · 31/07/2026 17:55

Ohthatsabitshit · 31/07/2026 17:19

Personally I think the issue ISN’T how many come, it’s how slowly we process applications for asylum. If we poured our rage and effort into processing the applications at a sensible rate then those who remained would be the genuine asylum seekers people often claim they “don’t mind” and those they object to (the economic migrants) would be returned.

How can we speedily process people when they have thrown all their documents/identification papers in the drink ?
Then they lie about their nationality and age....

Blueeyedmale · 31/07/2026 17:55

Out of those 60,000 people there were 7,000 children many unaccompanied now the dilemma for the Spanish authorities will be do you send those children back to Morocco with irresponsible parents or carers who have absolutely no regards for the children's welfare.

The men on the other hand well Morocco is generally considered a safe country and has good relations with many European countries,this is opportunistic,not someone fleeing persecution but we definitely have to consider the children in this,we can't blame then for trying but we can blame those looking after them that told them this would be a great idea.

EppingTrain · 31/07/2026 17:56

I'm still confused people just ignore all the per capita data. They just ignore it. Even across multiple nations

EppingTrain · 31/07/2026 17:57

Under international law no country can accept..... Wait why can't the west do this?

TopPocketFind · 31/07/2026 17:58

EppingTrain · 31/07/2026 17:41

Shouldn't every area be at least majority white British?

Do you believe in the Great Replacement conspiracy?

suburburban · 31/07/2026 18:00

inamarina · 31/07/2026 17:34

How easy is it to return people though? In some cases it might be not even clear where they came from, and you would also need agreements with their home countries to take them
back.
Just did a quick google:

Under international law, a country cannot simply put someone on a plane and drop them off in another nation. The receiving country must formally accept them as its citizen and issue emergency travel papers (laissez-passer). Many home countries systematically stall, refuse to cooperate, or lack the bureaucratic infrastructure to process these requests.

Why can they use come here though in the first place, why do we have to suck it up every time

there needs to be more legislation in place to prevent people arriving in the first place

also the border checks in France for us going into Europe are very stringent so why isn’t it the same for people arriving here, sick and tired of it.

DeterminedRat · 31/07/2026 18:02

EppingTrain · 31/07/2026 17:47

There are muslim parents who will refuse "playdates" with non-muslim kids.

People in areas who don't know English. Is that something you want?

Do we want people to be able to choose who their children play with and what language they speak? No of course not. I'd like to live in a dictatorship where we force people to have playdates against their will and lock them up for speaking the wrong language Confused

SevenYellowHammers · 31/07/2026 18:03

SpaceRaccoon · 31/07/2026 17:09

None of the locals eat local cuisine then, it's all the nasty tourists responsible for exploitation of migrant workers?

Yeah that’s not untrue but the bigger picture is the hypocrisy of all of us, isn’t it?

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