Immigration or humanitarian crisis?

[The Spartan]

Would it be better for us to build camps to house thousands of migrants where they just cost us money and don't contribute in any way? Maybe it would.

It seems to me one practical thing we could do is do more to stop the migrants coming across The Med. We have a whole navy that's essentially doing nothing, so why not give them something to do.

I have no idea how to solve the problem, I'm merely pointing out the difference in how refugees are being treated by different countries. If you end residing and working in a country and then your country of origin is declared safe you're not going to think "Thank you for taking me in I'll be going back now" it'll be more "Thanks for nothing, you're forcing me to go back".

Maybe I'm wrong though

[vetran]

Adnan, Sayid, quick, help me carry your sister, bring the water bottle, your mother will meet us there, she's had to go away for now. We must stay very quiet, shhhhh, I know, I know, we will be there soon we just have to stay quiet

oh b***ocks I forgot the passports

a bit naive.

The vast majority of illegal asylum seekers were young men who destroyed their papers intentionally so instead of saying they are coming from safe places like Nigeria they can pretend to come from a war torn state so your 'cute' story is just hogwash.

[fullyautomatix]

Actually send them money & help to do more good.

The whiff of citizenship is what is causing them to get into boats. Stop that and save lives.

I see Mrs Balls up is busy spending our money & future.

The fear of getting raped and beheaded is what is making them go on these perilous journeys. If citizenship was what they wanted, they could have done all this years ago.

[VectraMan]

Policing international waters? Under what jurisdiction?

True, but maybe the crisis is bad enough that bending international law is justified. In the context of invading Iraq because of fictional WMD, saving thousands of people from drowning seems like a very minor offence.

[vetran]

Something to eat, somewhere to tulip, somewhere to sleep, medical care. Just the luxuries really.

+ safety

all of which can be done in adjacent countries and funded by the wealthy nations, maybe Saudi can chip in?

[BrilloPad]

True, but maybe the crisis is bad enough that bending international law is justified. In the context of invading Iraq because of fictional WMD, saving thousands of people from drowning seems like a very minor offence.

Why should the UK get involved atall? Whatever we do we seem to get critized for it.

[LondonManc]

Something to eat, somewhere to tulip, somewhere to sleep, medical care. Just the luxuries really.

You move out, live in a tent and let 10 in to live in your place then, you seem so keen on helping.

[BrilloPad]

There will be poor always. Pathetically Struggling.

[ZARDOZ]

I'm so glad Bush and Blair made the world a safer place.

[fullyautomatix]

+ safety

all of which can be done in adjacent countries and funded by the wealthy nations, maybe Saudi can chip in?

If the guys over there were being helpful and caring towards their brethren, we would not have a civil war there.