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Originally Posted by TheNorm
Sometimes I think we are more compassionate about our pets than our fellow human beings.
Why does the line have to be drawn at deporting sick people, especially those who could be productive members of our society?
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It is a very sad situation but where should it be drawn then and are you going to be the one who informs those just the wrong side of it? It's not difficult for people to make all sorts of claims about why they're here in order to get what they want, be it health care, housing or anything else. How are the authorities supposed to check out those who are genuine from those who are not? If they can't do that and enforce their decisions then the flood gates are well and truly open aren't they? You make the point about potentially productive members of our society but does that imply it'd be OK to deport people who were ill and couldn't be productive? If so, is that fairer?
It's really not the people of the UK who are to blame for this situation, it's those who abuse the immigration/asylum system and in so doing spoil it for genuine asylum seekers.