"I saw this one in a local free magazine, only with Australia instead of US"
Am pissing myself laughing at the thought of Australians being against immigration of any sort- hilarious.
"It's easy to be Liberal from the comfort of your Notting Hill town house."
Ironically, Notting Hill was one of the first areas in which west Indian immigrants settled. It was the setting of the race riots in 1958. It was, up until the 1980s, one of the poorest parts of London, with a large immigrant population. There is still a huge amount of poverty in this area- it's just been hidden very well. This could be Burnley in twenty years' time
"You are unable to answer why they don't stay in other European countries they pass through."
If this were worldwide policy, the countries surrounding frequently war-torn areas would be full to bursting point. If we take your Somalian example, daftpunk, most of the surrounding countries are third-world, with economies at breaking point. (NB; I do not expect to see an elementary response of 'Our economy is at breaking point!' Relatively speaking, no it isn't. We are not a third-world country, and to suggest so would render the discussion meaningless)
I think we may need to examine statistics first...
This from the European Commission website:
"While the numbers of asylum applications in Europe have steadily fallen in recent years, this has not meant a reduction of the numbers of refugees and persons seeking international protection at a global level. It is a fact that the vast majority of refugees remain in their regions of origin in circumstances of extreme poverty and questionable safety."
link here
Two points to note- this statement was true in 2005, more recent data may show a different picture; the data does not take into account illegal immigrants.
DP, you need to clarify the "refugees/asylum seekers/immigrants, who come to this country and contribute nothing", who you are angry with. Asylum seekers are prohibited from working.