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Originally Posted by Xaccers
No wonder so many Brits are leaving the country if some of the attitudes in this thread are anything to go by!
On of the things I consider being British includes is doing the decent thing, and that means helping those in need wherever and however possible.
If someone is fleeing for their life, then of course we should help them!
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The UK has a very long history of doing the decent thing and helping people who are fleeing from persecution. Kosovo is just one example and it won't be the last. In my experience people here are more than willing to help the genuine but are fed up with large scale abuses of the system. How many of those leaving the UK go to places like NZ and Australia? How are their records on immigration and asylum? Intercepting boats full of refugees and leaving them to rot on islands miles from anywhere? How many go to places like France whose welcome to asylum seekers extends only as far as giving them free passage to the Channel Ports. Perhaps it's the people leaving the UK for places like that are the ones you need to worry about. I wonder how many of them give generously to Third World charities to help the afflcted.