Captain Haddock wrote:That's you that is Ray.
Still as puerile as ever, I see.
"They are not refugees. They aren't fleeing from any persecution. They aren't fleeing from any war. They are not eligible to receive refugee status. They come in order to benefit from our welfare state, our infinite generosity. In return for this, they always bring us poverty, often crime, and sometimes even terrorism."
I get the impression you really believe this hateful and mendacious garbage. What do you think is happening in Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea? Just to acquaint you with a few facts: the UK is home to a tiny fraction of the world's refugees. Turkey is home to 3.1 million, Germany 2.1million. Our so called 'illegals' were around 230,000 in November last year. We receive far fewer asylum applications per head than the EU average. Three-quarters of asylum claims from those arriving in the UK are successful in the first instance; and around half of those who appeal after their initial rejection get the decision overturned by the Home Office. The biggest issues in the asylum system are the number of people risking their lives to cross the Channel in small boats, which has steadily increased as it has become more difficult to travel to the UK by other means, and the huge delays in processing asylum claims. For many people, they are taking years to process, creating higher costs for the taxpayer and keeping traumatised individuals who are entitled to refugee status trapped in the limbo of abject poverty, unable to work and pay taxes.
Why not try listening to someone with the experience and emotional intelligence to take an unbiased view. Alf Dubs - the perfect antidote to Nicholas Bay.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/16/the-uks-migration-bill-is-a-nasty-piece-of-work-so-is-the-cruelty-inflicted-on-refugee-children
You've posted before that you don't beieve there is such a thing as emotional intelligence - an abject misunderstanding of the facts. The reality is that emotional intelligence is a concept beyond your ability to grasp. Hence I fear we will continue to have to endure your vitriolic outbursts.