Bill tells it how it is.

[Mordac]

And this article:

Austria to send troops and armoured vehicles to border with Italy to block migrants

makes quite chilling reading. Italy want shot of them, everyone else has shut their borders, and the EU has given Euro35m to sort it out. It's a clustershag fantasy. Everyone still want in? Got me doubts...

[vetran]

And this article:

Austria to send troops and armoured vehicles to border with Italy to block migrants

makes quite chilling reading. Italy want shot of them, everyone else has shut their borders, and the EU has given Euro35m to sort it out. It's a clustershag fantasy. Everyone still want in? Got me doubts...

don't be silly we will be penniless without their wise management & business acumen..

UberMinceCretin!!!!

[scooterscot]

Bill Gates (or the reporter) and like many others are ill informed. The open door policy is and never was open to North Africans. Only Syrians fleeing war. But then again if you agree with BG I'm sure you're all willing to increase the foreign aid budget for North Africa since we destabilised it in the first place.

[vetran]

Bill Gates (or the reporter) and like many others are ill informed. The open door policy is and never was open to North Africans. Only Syrians fleeing war.

I would suggest Mr Gates is probably better informed than most. Its rare for him to make a mistake.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...ormer-uk-envoy

They may be coming from Africa but they will claim to be from war zones.

Studies show that as many as 75% of Nigerians reaching Italy via Libya, the largest group of migrants, are deemed to be economic migrants. The number of Nigerians reaching Italy via Libya has risen from 9,000 in 2014 to 37,550 in 2016. By contrast, nearly 90% of refugees from countries such as Eritrea are being granted asylum.

[sasguru]

Your kids can join the Africans in the food bank queue.
That will be result of Brexit.

Hth, bidi

[vetran]

Your kids can join the Africans in the food bank queue.

Hth, bidi

only if we move to Germany. But I am sure Portugal will discover food banks soon. HTH But You Are AssSnob.

[sasguru]

only if we move to Germany. But I am sure Portugal will discover food banks soon. HTH But You Are AssSnob.

Intelligent response. I do hope it will be a hard Brexit.
Sadly it won't be. Because even the Leave leaders are backtracking now.
Even they've realised the UK is full of idiotic cretins like you and that therefore Brexit will be a disaster.

[Mordac]

Bill Gates (or the reporter) and like many others are ill informed. The open door policy is and never was open to North Africans. Only Syrians fleeing war. But then again if you agree with BG I'm sure you're all willing to increase the foreign aid budget for North Africa since we destabilised it in the first place.

Thank God the EU can spot the difference. Oh...

[PurpleGorilla]

I've been saying exactly this for a while. You have to treat the cause and improve the departure location. No wonder these migrants want to get to the European Gated Community, and who can blame them. But culturally, economically, and structurally, we cannot absorb relentless numbers.

[xoggoth]

Instead he suggested spending more money on foreign aid to treat the problem

Often said but it makes no sense. Look at the places many migrants currently come from. Foreign aid is not going to end conflicts and violence or repressive regimes. Even where poverty is the main cause, studies indicate that aid has little effect in preventing it, i.e. raising the GDP per capita.

There is no good reason why those from some places like Nigeria or Pakistan should ever be considered for asylum. While they do have significant regional conflicts and problems they also have safer areas they can go to and stable governments that should protect them. The rules need urgent revision.