What do you think about the refugees in your country?

Question

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

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

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 · Accepted Answer

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 · Accepted Answer

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 · Accepted Answer

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.

PositiveFlight · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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.

JCT666 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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.

Telekinetic-Potato · Answer

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.

Anonymous · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

Not something that would or has ever effected me.

Mtbgirl · Answer

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

Nikki1989 · Answer

I live in a country town, so we don't see many around here.

ZXCwWRQWz · Answer

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

Rania05 · Answer

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

Berethor · Answer

A lot of African invaders come here before we closed the border, they nothing but trouble.

_Troian_ · Answer

It is political in Turkiye, the government literally wants to change demographic of population by filling all these Arabs and Afghanis here, we got like 13 million of them already lol.

Pudsmucker · Answer

I would welcome them to my country and treat them fairly. It's not their fault that there are cruel people that wants to destroy their way of life.

MountAverage · Answer

What do you mean something "social or political"? Those two aren't mutually exclusive, they're heavily intertwined actually.

FinalFantasyBro · Answer

Don't care as long they aren't stealing my food or home everyone can do whatever they want.

AngryCarl · Answer

I have no problem with legitimate refugees. Maybe they can do something to alleviate our labour shortage?

boobliker · Answer

I never understand why people leave it behimd them for someone else to pick-up?

Anonymous · Answer

They aren’t refugees. They are parasites that want to take from Americans.

LadiesFavoriteToy · Answer

send them right where they came from and come in through the proper channels.

LimitedBenefits101 · Answer

Don't like it We need to get rid of them.

Cedman · Answer

I feel bad for their situation, but there isn't much I can do for them.

Guy13 · Answer

Enough. I’m poor enough.

alice55 · Answer

We should kick them out of Europe

Agape93 · Answer

Couldn't give less of a shit

Aimée__LJ · Answer

I don't think about them

Anonymous · Answer

Most aren't refugees

Reijen · Answer

Too many refugees in my country.

In_Trance · Answer

I don't think about them

Anonymous · Answer

Mixed feelings.

Anonymous · Answer

I don't like it.

SmokinAces2000 · Answer

I don’t care

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