EU migrant crisis
#227
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Re: EU migrant crisis
Cameron was elected prime minister of the UK. The job of the PM is to govern on behalf of the country's population.
The population has quite clearly stated in myriad polls that they do not want the refugees/migrants.
So, what's the problem?
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The population has quite clearly stated in myriad polls that they do not want the refugees/migrants.
So, what's the problem?
I can
#228
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Re: EU migrant crisis
As for governing by opinion poll well I suppose the govt will be reversing the top rate of tax cut and reintroducing capital punishment will they?
Thought not.
In addition the polling is often contadictory, Govt plans to start deporting nurses in order to hit a migration target may please the people who want an overall reduction, but they are the same people who approve of health workers coming to work in the UK.
Same goes for foreign students.
Polls have shown a majority believing there are too many migrants since the early 60's, yet they also show people vastly overestimate the number of immigrants (by around a factor of 100%), similarly people are more likely to see immigration as a problem if they live in an area of very low immigration, those in higher aras much less so.
Not quite as simple as it seems is it?
Last edited by shiraz1; Sep 13th 2015 at 5:40 am.
#229
Re: EU migrant crisis
So... this is interesting. A friend of mine (based in Dubai) yesterday said goodbye to their Syrian friend (also working in Dubai) as she set off for Turkey. A holiday no... she was going to start the journey to Germany.
I wonder how many other Dubai based Syrians are quitting their jobs in shisha cafes to move to Europe. No wonder when you see them on the news they are taking selfies with smartphones and look swish.
If you think about it, it is a one way bet for them.
I wonder how many other Dubai based Syrians are quitting their jobs in shisha cafes to move to Europe. No wonder when you see them on the news they are taking selfies with smartphones and look swish.
If you think about it, it is a one way bet for them.
#230
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Re: EU migrant crisis
So... this is interesting. A friend of mine (based in Dubai) yesterday said goodbye to their Syrian friend (also working in Dubai) as she set off for Turkey. A holiday no... she was going to start the journey to Germany.
I wonder how many other Dubai based Syrians are quitting their jobs in shisha cafes to move to Europe. No wonder when you see them on the news they are taking selfies with smartphones and look swish.
If you think about it, it is a one way bet for them.
I wonder how many other Dubai based Syrians are quitting their jobs in shisha cafes to move to Europe. No wonder when you see them on the news they are taking selfies with smartphones and look swish.
If you think about it, it is a one way bet for them.
Syria had 85% smart phone coverage before the war so it's not a surprise Syrian refugees have smart phones.
#231
Re: EU migrant crisis
So... this is interesting. A friend of mine (based in Dubai) yesterday said goodbye to their Syrian friend (also working in Dubai) as she set off for Turkey. A holiday no... she was going to start the journey to Germany.
I wonder how many other Dubai based Syrians are quitting their jobs in shisha cafes to move to Europe. No wonder when you see them on the news they are taking selfies with smartphones and look swish.
If you think about it, it is a one way bet for them.
I wonder how many other Dubai based Syrians are quitting their jobs in shisha cafes to move to Europe. No wonder when you see them on the news they are taking selfies with smartphones and look swish.
If you think about it, it is a one way bet for them.
#232
Re: EU migrant crisis
So... this is interesting. A friend of mine (based in Dubai) yesterday said goodbye to their Syrian friend (also working in Dubai) as she set off for Turkey. A holiday no... she was going to start the journey to Germany.
I wonder how many other Dubai based Syrians are quitting their jobs in shisha cafes to move to Europe. No wonder when you see them on the news they are taking selfies with smartphones and look swish.
If you think about it, it is a one way bet for them.
I wonder how many other Dubai based Syrians are quitting their jobs in shisha cafes to move to Europe. No wonder when you see them on the news they are taking selfies with smartphones and look swish.
If you think about it, it is a one way bet for them.
Also bear in mind that the first people to travel are always the ones with most resources. There are still 17.5 million people left in Syria with a large number being refugees in their own country. Most of them are unable to escape...
I'm sure the above happens quite a lot. Then again why wouldn't it? These people are often trapped in low-paying jobs in Dubai and other places. They are no different than the people already in Turkey looking to go further north. And they have resources...
#233
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Re: EU migrant crisis
Fairly split?
https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/09/06...fugee-numbers/
Migrant crisis: UK public 'split' over taking refugees - BBC News
Doesn't seem "fairly split" when nearly 60% are saying no more refugees beyond the current level or even fewer.
Everything else you mentioned is simply red herring.
https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/09/06...fugee-numbers/
Migrant crisis: UK public 'split' over taking refugees - BBC News
Doesn't seem "fairly split" when nearly 60% are saying no more refugees beyond the current level or even fewer.
Everything else you mentioned is simply red herring.
The polling on Syrian refugees is fairly split, and Cameron has said he will take more anyway, it's a question of degree.
As for governing by opinion poll well I suppose the govt will be reversing the top rate of tax cut and reintroducing capital punishment will they?
Thought not.
In addition the polling is often contadictory, Govt plans to start deporting nurses in order to hit a migration target may please the people who want an overall reduction, but they are the same people who approve of health workers coming to work in the UK.
Same goes for foreign students.
Polls have shown a majority believing there are too many migrants since the early 60's, yet they also show people vastly overestimate the number of immigrants (by around a factor of 100%), similarly people are more likely to see immigration as a problem if they live in an area of very low immigration, those in higher aras much less so.
Not quite as simple as it seems is it?
As for governing by opinion poll well I suppose the govt will be reversing the top rate of tax cut and reintroducing capital punishment will they?
Thought not.
In addition the polling is often contadictory, Govt plans to start deporting nurses in order to hit a migration target may please the people who want an overall reduction, but they are the same people who approve of health workers coming to work in the UK.
Same goes for foreign students.
Polls have shown a majority believing there are too many migrants since the early 60's, yet they also show people vastly overestimate the number of immigrants (by around a factor of 100%), similarly people are more likely to see immigration as a problem if they live in an area of very low immigration, those in higher aras much less so.
Not quite as simple as it seems is it?
#234
Re: EU migrant crisis
Don't forget Syria was a functioning (by ME standards anyway) country with a growing economy until 4 years ago. There is a huge difference between the migrants from Syria and the migrants from let's say Afghanistan (which apparently is the second largest group).
Also bear in mind that the first people to travel are always the ones with most resources. There are still 17.5 million people left in Syria with a large number being refugees in their own country. Most of them are unable to escape...
I'm sure the above happens quite a lot. Then again why wouldn't it? These people are often trapped in low-paying jobs in Dubai and other places. They are no different than the people already in Turkey looking to go further north. And they have resources...
Also bear in mind that the first people to travel are always the ones with most resources. There are still 17.5 million people left in Syria with a large number being refugees in their own country. Most of them are unable to escape...
I'm sure the above happens quite a lot. Then again why wouldn't it? These people are often trapped in low-paying jobs in Dubai and other places. They are no different than the people already in Turkey looking to go further north. And they have resources...
The thing I find interesting is that the case as presented in the media is one of helplessness -where in fact there is probably a reasonable chunk of them that are far from helpless and are simply opportunistic. The interesting thing for me is that these are exactly the ones that we would want yet this would undermine the case for taking them in. The immigration policy of the west is to suck in the dregs and leave out the good - a messed up type of immigration brain drain.
#235
Re: EU migrant crisis
It's a one way bet for Germany too, they need the labour as they are facing the same demographic profile that is killing Japan.Immigration is the only route out.Japan chose to oppose immigration and die as a country instead (forecast to lose 1/3 of it's population)
Syria had 85% smart phone coverage before the war so it's not a surprise Syrian refugees have smart phones.
Syria had 85% smart phone coverage before the war so it's not a surprise Syrian refugees have smart phones.
It is far from a one-way bet for Germany. It is a path potentially covered in unknown, unexpected and incomprehensible problems.
#236
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Re: EU migrant crisis
Fairly split?
https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/09/06...fugee-numbers/
Migrant crisis: UK public 'split' over taking refugees - BBC News
Doesn't seem "fairly split" when nearly 60% are saying no more refugees beyond the current level or even fewer.
Everything else you mentioned is simply red herring.
https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/09/06...fugee-numbers/
Migrant crisis: UK public 'split' over taking refugees - BBC News
Doesn't seem "fairly split" when nearly 60% are saying no more refugees beyond the current level or even fewer.
Everything else you mentioned is simply red herring.
You can't really argue he's obeying the polls can you.
#237
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Re: EU migrant crisis
Being a "Gastarbeiter" in Germany is no holiday !
#238
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Re: EU migrant crisis
There is a meme doing the rounds on FB which I agree with. Basically the message is what happened in the UK during WW2 when the Germans were bombing our cities? Did we all ferck off to better places for a new start? No, we fought the Nazis and rebuilt our cities. We did not abandon the aged, the sick and the poor.
Why are these people basically doing just that, abandoning their 'homeland'.
Why are these people basically doing just that, abandoning their 'homeland'.
#239
Re: EU migrant crisis
There is a meme doing the rounds on FB which I agree with. Basically the message is what happened in the UK during WW2 when the Germans were bombing our cities? Did we all ferck off to better places for a new start? No, we fought the Nazis and rebuilt our cities. We did not abandon the aged, the sick and the poor.
Why are these people basically doing just that, abandoning their 'homeland'.
Why are these people basically doing just that, abandoning their 'homeland'.
#240
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Re: EU migrant crisis
There is a meme doing the rounds on FB which I agree with. Basically the message is what happened in the UK during WW2 when the Germans were bombing our cities? Did we all ferck off to better places for a new start? No, we fought the Nazis and rebuilt our cities. We did not abandon the aged, the sick and the poor.
Why are these people basically doing just that, abandoning their 'homeland'.
Why are these people basically doing just that, abandoning their 'homeland'.
I wasn't aware that the largely unarmed British people were being attacked by their own heavily armed government.
Last edited by shiraz1; Sep 13th 2015 at 9:29 am.