To ask if you think the prime minister has a democratic duty to house asylum seekers in middle class areas

[CurdinHenry]

By which I mean, would most voters support this as opposed to a change in policy to refuse in greater numbers? I honestly can't tell what "the majority" actually wants. I would prefer fewer having seen how things went in Germany thanks to the Merkel wave but I am willing to believe I'm a backwards old boomer and a majority would be more welcoming.

They (UK governments) tend to say they have no choice due to the echr but this isn't true. There are a lot of operational choices they could make (eg sometimes when people are denied entry at the border they are actually allowed into the country for a few days and instructed to report back to the airport when it's time for the removal flight).

It is and if anyone says that's racist, tough.

In which case site them all next door to Green, Lib Dem and Labour Councillors and MPs.

They will love the massively above normal rates of crime they bring (25% of sex crimes committed by non British) etc etc.

Couldn’t agree more. Such a good time they are having too, watching their hateful imposition of VAT on private education resulting in the closure of many schools. Hate-filled and intolerant is spot on, and they think they won’t be affected by their spiteful policies eventually, so stupid with it.

come straight out and saying “majority white areas” would be way too obvious.

Most people identify as working class and “middle class areas” conjures up images of wealthy out of touch hippies who “voted for this” anyway.

(can anyone remind me when the election for unlimited migration was held?)

No you are right but I do think some of the economic migrants might not be as impoverished as they make out and expect the UK taxpayer to pay for everything

..and it's not the Danish right wing that have done this, either..

By “middle class areas” he means areas that are majority white. They’ve already been bitching that the countryside is too white for a while now.

Most people identify as working class so saying “middle class areas” will just conjure up images of wealthy out of touch hippies. Therefore making this one more palatable to the population

BBC News - Seven Afghan men charged over child sexual exploitation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3e2wzpe7xjo
All of these men have refugee status.

The people saying it is racist are starting to be very much the minority I’m noticing. Give it a few more months and they’re going to have to STFU online.

Don't want a single one of them here. None in England's green and pleasant lands

It's now an every day occurrence isn't it?

Oh God here she goes again.

Seem to have jumped from asylum seekers to immigration here.

Most immigrants are on student visas or work visas. Others are dependents. A small minority <10% are asylum-seekers or refugees.(source of data)

Students contribute hugely to universities and to the wider economy. (report)

Workers are important for key industries e.g. 36% of NHS doctors and 30% of nurses are non-UK born (immigrants). (report)

Just to clarify.

Yet another example of the failure of the State to keep its citizens safe.

I think this one is particularly sickening. They have literally got refugee status, and this is how they choose to behave.

Yep. There is room.

By stating this, it suggests he expects the situation to continue for some time to come. It is not the right message to send. A negative one.
He needs to send a positive message. That he will gather together people with the imagination, the ideas, to practically resolve the issues. No doubt they know what they cannot do. But what can be done ? And how ?
Find solutions Mr Burnham. Do not normalise a situation people are unhappy with. And expect people to expect it to become usual.

Well I mean there was a far right plot just a few weeks ago to target an Islamic event where a bunch of white (you might refer to them as 'native') British men got arrested, so I think that proves that we are all as bad as each other actually.

"I’d prefer fewer asylum seekers in the UK" - no argument there.

Those seeking asylum would probably also prefer not to have to leave their countries too, so I don't think anyone would disagree with you. Over the last 10 years, Iran followed by Pakistan, Afghanistan, Eritrea, and Bangladesh have been the most common countries of origin.

The vast majority of refugees are in neighbouring countries - Colombia (from Venezuela), Türkiye (from Syria, Iran), Uganda (from the Congo), Pakistan & Iran (from Afghanistan). So internationally, our poorer neighbours shoulder the burden disproportionately. Of those that arrive in the UK, it appears that our poorer neighbours also shoulder the burden disproportionately. No, it does not seem fair.

I certainly would be in favour of sharing the burden more equally. I'd add a few practical points. The UK forbids asylum seekers from working, unlike Sweden where they can work as soon as they apply for asylum. This means they can't support themselves financially, have nothing to do all day & may be tempted to work illegally.

Incidentally, I recently got in touch with an old schoolmate of mine. I learnt that he fled Northern Ireland shortly after he left school because of paramilitary threats and went to the US. In effect he was fleeing fear of persecution. Years later he ended up back in the UK (not Northern Ireland). It doesn't just happen to other people.

One despairs. Luckily I am almost 60 so I may have twenty or so years left.

I'd be interested in what the religion is of these people are

Top Overall Nationalities

Pakistan: Accounts for about 10% of total claims, with many applicants having initially entered the UK on work or student visas.
Eritrea: Accounts for about 9% of claims, making up a large share of small boat arrivals.
Iran: Represents roughly 8% of total applicants.
Afghanistan: Makes up about 7% of total claims and a high percentage of channel small boat arrivals.
Bangladesh: Accounts for roughly 6% of claims.

Small Boat Arrivals
Over half of the people arriving via small boat crossings across the English Channel belong to these five nationalities:
Eritrean (19%)
Afghan (12%)
Iranian (12%)
Sudanese (12%)
Somali (10%)

Isn't Islam the religion of the majority of these countries? What will happen when Islam becomes the majority religion in the UK?

As we know it is not a religion known to be kind to women, who are considered to be second class citizens.

I mean I don't agree where I live, which is really overcrowded and difficult for essential workers to live, but even if there were "room" I still don't want to live with people who think I'm inferior to them because I've got female genitalia!

Sadly one aspect of the NHS strikes which the media failed to talk about was the lack of jobs for those coming out of our medical schools. They wanted more money too but they also wanted jobs.
A friend of ours who successfully came out of medical school seriously had to consider going to Canada or Australia for a job. She is sorted now.
The NHS seems to fill posts with overseas people first before our medical schools have finished.

I just think the future is going to be unpleasant in part because of this. We will have enough of our own unemployed.

What I hate the are women defending by saying well we have English men that abuse women and children. Yes we do but why add to the mix?

I think housing in old army bases is a good idea but they shouldn’t be let out to mix with the general population. We had 500 migrants put in hotels where I live and it was awful, harassing women including underage girls. I suppose the only thing is leafy area tends to be more liberal minded so if they are then I’m sure they won’t mind.

Anyone that turns up with no papers should never be allowed in. I quite like how Poland just won’t put up with a lot of immigration.

The doctors, nurses and social care staff who work in the UK, is just another area of exploitation by paying staff poorly and keeping wages low.