What do you think about the refugees in your country?

[hamlet]

Are there too many refugees in your country? Any problems with this issue? Do you think this is something social or political?

[Anonymous]

Most people don’t have a problem with real refugees, or people who come to work, who are good people. What they have a problem with is large numbers of people pretending to be refugees, who aren’t fleeing war or persecution, travelling from safe countries, only to be housed and collect benefits.

Here in the UK we have tons of these people coming over in boats, being escorted in by the RNLI, and then they’re put up in hotels all around the country.

Another lie is that they come to do the jobs we’re too lazy to do. Most of them don’t work, everything is paid for them and they’re given an allowance. In some places they’ve lived in these hotels for over a year on our dime. Most of these people are adult men, very few are women and children.

Meanwhile, there are homeless British people on the streets, and many people struggling to afford food or energy bills.

Even worse is when they get caught hanging around schools eyeing up, sometimes following children, harassing women. Anybody who complains about this will be labelled as racist and there are many people who’d rather pretend that isn’t happening.

[Lionman95]

I wouldn´t say there are too many as life comes with consequences as we take their resources and give them our waste. I have had mostly good experiences with immigrants so far since many of those I met learned the language and got a job quite quickly.

Yes it´s true that most immigrants are men between 20-40 but on the other hand their chance of survival on such a journey is the highest. A woman of that age would probably not survive if she started off alone. So as a parent if I was in the position to let some of kids go and look for a better future for themselves I also would send the guys off since the chance that they survive find a job there and may be send money back home is way higher than if I sent a daughter.

I can understand why they are coming but at the same time I also some concerns since they come from a different culture with different laws and there are many bad examples where the integration doesn´t work so I have mixed feelings about that.

[sage2021]

I wish they would learn to speak English! At one time, that was one of the stipulations - that migrants had to learn English.

It took me 14 months to find a job, because every interviewer always asked if I speak Spanish, which I don't.

But finally I found a job that only had white clients, so there was no English barrier between me and the people I worked for.

[jennifer_bloom]

I think it’s wrong to act like it’s okay to kick legal and hard working immigrants out of our country because they are human beings and just as valuable as native born people to God. Now I’m referring to legitimate workers who are newcomers and not criminals or sloths.

[joesheks]

But nobody kicks legal and hard working immigrants out — however, a migrants value to God has nothing to do whether they get to live amongst a foreign people or their own people. The issue is that todays migrants are from failed and very sickly countries. Would you want failed and sickly people coming and populating your home? The problems that result are almost never discussed any more

[jennifer_bloom]

@joesheks I think it's okey to ban high risk people from entering a country as an immigrant but I find there are far more good people that get banned then there are bad people that are permitted entry into the country, I know educated people that were deported because they turned out to be a bad fit for the country. Governments are not stupid and usually will remove problematic people.

[PositiveFlight]

I think unfortunately it’s all politically motivated. Politicians don’t care about people. It doesn’t matter what party or political persuasion. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. I believe they use refugees just like black people and LGBTQ people all as pawns to further agendas. They can gain more votes and power by sending the illusion that they care about them when in fact they don’t care. It’s all fakery! To make matters worse, they don’t even bring refugees who actually need help into a country. The women and children are left to suffer while those who cause trouble or have violent backgrounds are allowed to freely come in and destroy the country. Just like what they are doing in Germany and other parts of Europe as well as the southern border in the US. It’s all about overtaking various countries and turning them into third world cesspools in order to establish world government!

[Sun_Kim-Ai]

I'm sorry, but I think there's too many, and the vast majority of them aren't even actual refugees, but economic immigrants.

I'm currently being called a fascist because I refuse to allow refugees in my jurisdiction, be they from Ukraine or Syria, or Afghanistan. It's not racism, it's not "patriotism", we simply don't have the resources - this summer alone we've had two floodings and a forest fire that ate a hill and displaced eleven families. We've got next to no resources to spare, and instead of sending reliefs, the regional government heckles us to raise our refugee quota. I'm from a leftwing party, and yet got called a xenophobe and a fascist for my refusals.

I have people - my citizens - living in tents right now. My deputy keeps asking for prefab houses for the displaced, got told we can get them only for the refugees. This is a corrupt system that also favors human trafficking, a system I won't allow whereever I can.

[jshm2]

I don't. That's like worrying about the weather. You can bitch and worry all you like - nothing is going to change the weather.

If you want to be called a democracy - then you have to accept refugees. There is no way of getting round the fact. This doesn't mean you do not have laws and regulations. It means you must make provisions in the legal system for processing to be done. These people can then be deported or granted as required.

The problem is that democratic politicians are lazy bastards, and lawyers are little better. Between them they know they can both get paid by deflecting the migration and processing issues. After all, people are xenophobic around people they don't know.

[joesheks]

Awww, being weary of people who crowd our schools and health care system and I create crime rates is xenophobia — that makes it so much easier to understand.

A democracy doesn’t have to accept refugees. A democracy would let the people make that decision -/ but the white countries (European ones, US, Canada, Australia) aren’t really given the choice — it’s forced upon them. Everyone wants to live in white countries. They are much better worldwide. The problem is that you want have white countries without white people. But don’t worry, when whites are gone, I am sure it will be just as advanced and pleasant as it is today… said no one ever

[JCT666]

Here in Scotland, it's all about scoring brownie points in politics. The Scottish government like to brag to all UK nations; 'look at me, I've taken in more refugees than you guys cause we're a more tolerant nation...' Like some sort of a competition.

Reality is that these refugees will often struggle as soon as they come here. For example, with a housing crisis here in Scotland, many refugees end up becoming homeless when they arrive. The government brings them in with no plan for settling them when they arrive. Female and child refugees in particular end up getting exploited by trafficking gangs here in Scotland, and the government don't do anything about that. It's sick.

[purplepoppy]

There's a lot of concern about them. They come here because of cheap housing, low crime, a more relaxed lay back lifestyle and better beaches, environment etc but a lot of them don't bother trying to learn the language, understand the culture or take part in local customs etc.

Still you can't blame them for wanting to leave England.

[exitseven]

If they did not expect all the handouts that the elderly and veterans who deserve some help but cannot get it would not be as much of a disgrace. As it is, it is a problem that will cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars no matter who our next president is and what course of action we will take

[genericname85]

i think we in Europe and pretty much all the western world make so sure that Africans are gonna stay poor, that it seems idiotic to show the "mercy" of letting some of them in as refugees. seems a bit bipolar to me. like either be the asshole who causes suffering or not. but what is this stupid moral game? like is the poor African kid starving any more of a problem just cause it's doing that on our doorstep? didn't bother anyone when it happened in africa...

[Anonymous]

Refugees bring productivity to their host countries, where they are integrated across various communities. They help enrich their local communities, creating a cultural diversity within the local population and helping nurture understanding and appreciation for social diversity.

[grega239]

Ukranian refugees im ok with since its overwhelminlgly women, children and elderly.

Arab and African. No. Its been pointed out many times that its mostly men of fighting age. And whats with them commiting crime all over the place.

I have yet to hear about ukranians stealing, raping and killing anyone.

The same can't be said for the economic migrants ( lets be honest about it)

Ukranians fine, the rest can piss off

[harrison102]

It’s costing the uk 6 million a day for these people to come to the uk. Not paid a penny into the uk and 95% of them are men age between 20/40 years. If you Google refugees coming to uk most are men at fighting age. Not genuine like the Ukrainians who are fleeing from war. Most coming from safe countries like France. We don’t want them.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

In my heritage country of the Dominican Republic the U. S. and the international community wants to pressure DR to carry with more Haitian refuges besides the millions of illegals residing in the country already.

The president of DR basically said hell no.

It's time for mass deportation of them all which has been put into motion.

If a country wants Haitians let them take them in. DR has had enough and we are sick of it.

[JessicaEarl]

I love the DR! Best Spanish accent by far

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

@JessicaEarl: Really? LOL.. I think Dominican accent sucks except for Dominican women.

I love my Dominican sister accent but the men sounds bad to me.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

*sisters

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

*meaning Dominican women

[JessicaEarl]

I learned Spanish from Chileans, so the Dominican accent is energetic and exciting to me lol

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

@JessicaEarl: OH ok. 😅

[Telekinetic-Potato]

Haven't met too many of them but I'd rather open our boarders to people who are escaping terrorists than open our boarders to people who simply think life will be easier here.

[joesheks]

@Telekinetic-Potato people who are generally fleeing their own people, culture and countries… they fail to see that their civilizations are basically the result of their own people’s ineptitude. If we got rid of the Mexicans and Haitians in Mexico and Haiti, and filled them with people of European stock, you’d have first world havens — and it wouldn’t be the money that caused the transformation

[Telekinetic-Potato]

@joesheks I don't know how much I agree with that. Refugees are generally people who were not given a choice: leave or probably die. People from some other countries are in shitty situations that it's not really fair to blame them for. But I do think it's different.

That said, it is a little strange to me that there doesn't seem to be any kind of civil war happening there. If I put on my tin foil hat, I guess I could see why America wouldn't want Mexico to be a successful and powerful country.

[joesheks]

@Telekinetic-Potato remind me which Latin American country is “powerful” — nearly all are basket cases. Mexico is middle income and loves sending its worst people to the US.. by worst I mean the people who cost Mexico the most and offer little to know benefit to Mexican society… where do people of European ancestry flee as their countries become more 3rd world like? A patriot fights for his country — not flee it

[Telekinetic-Potato]

@joesheks would you fight for that place if you grew up there? Really think about it because you're not fighting for this country and we probably needed it about two years ago.

Getting involved in a war is a big deal. And that's what it would take to save Mexico. Those cartels are in a few important ways, bigger than the government.

Would you, some guy who lives in a clay house and has no money, no access to weapons, no education, actually pick up a gun and fight?

I doubt it so how can you say that if a bunch of Europeans who need a special device in their toilet to basically wipe their ass for them are going to turn Mexico around?

It's silly, you're being a silly boy and I'm not here for it.

[joesheks]

@Telekinetic-Potato Mexico has never measured up to the US or Canada and never will (unless we become them). The cartels are a symptom of Latin American people/culture — not the cause of it.

I am fighting for my country by staying and not fleeing — we have many problems here but fleeing is the cowards way out.

Silly is why people of European ancestry, who buoy Western Civilization, would allow millions of people whose highest potential is building clay homes, into their midst.

Europe, Australia, the U. S. and Canada are it — once they’re gone there is no replacing them. If you think it is an accident that North America is totally different than South America, then you of course will think all of this is silly.

I do think that examining what happened to South Africa is very instructional. Our future is bleak unless something radical happens and soon.

[joesheks]

@Telekinetic-Potato and incidentally, as someone who lives in Europe, bidets are mostly common in Italy and France — not the rest of Europe. But bidets are much more hygienic and dare I say civilized than wiping feces with a dry cloth.

[Anonymous]

There are lots of immigrants here, everyone always wants to come here to the USA because their country failed at being self sustaining and productive, you don’t see Americans trying to sneak across the border of Mexico or Canada in droves for a better life, maybe once all the illegals keep coming in and messing up the country and economy you might

[FreyaRed]

Ukrainians are real refugees and we help them as we can. I don't really care about economic migrants who lurk at our border.

[Redstang88]

Refugees I can live with, it’s the foreign money laundering driving real estate far beyond what anyone could ever dream of affording that pisses me off

[Googlemyahoo]

Let them all in then we’ll move to their country. Our old one will goto shit. We’ll fix our new home up until its good. Next thing you know they’ll be coming back

[Kaneki05]

Not something that would or has ever effected me.

[Mtbgirl]

I am all for helping others. Our government how ever doesn’t even look after it’s own people. Sad really

[ZXCwWRQWz]

I don't feel like I have so many here. But I love Indian women.

[Rania05]

I'm positive we have 10 thousands of refugees in Morocco and we're just fine with it