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Osem · 31-07-2015, 16:12

Yup, having pity only goes so far and for so many. We can't help all the world's needy and we have plenty of our own who'll be the ones who suffer even more as their services, jobs, housing and benefits come under pressure due to migration. I don't apologise for having more sympathy for them right now. Nobody dragged these migrants to Calais, nobody's preventing them claiming asylum there, nobody's forcing them to climb fences, jump onto lorries, threaten/intimidate drivers. What they're doing is their own choice and proves they have no respect for our laws. Sorry but that's a fact.

I wonder how much of their own time, effort and money those who claim the moral high ground and the empathy put into this problem? No, it's far easier to claim truckers have it easy and anyone who objects to the UK being effectively besieged by illegal migrants in this manner is an uncaring racist. What a crock!

Right now thousands of ordinary people and small businesses are suffering hugely with their jobs and livelihoods at risk due to this disruption. Ruined/spoiled foodstuffs, damage to vehicles, lost wages, penalties for delays etc. etc. etc. I bet few of the 'great and the good' wouldn't be quite so charitable were their jobs, businesses, homes on the line. Charity's oh so easy when you're not doing the giving or on the receiving end of the problems.

Give in to this blackmail and we'll never see the end of it - the world is full of people who'd love to come here and the last thing we need is to encourage them further. We need to stop wasting billions on dubious foreign aid and redirect that money to helping those in need where they need it. Frankly I have a great deal more sympathy for them than the hordes in Calais by their own choice.

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Osem Inactive Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Right here! Posts: 22,315	Re: Unstoppable migration? Yup, having pity only goes so far and for so many. We can't help all the world's needy and we have plenty of our own who'll be the ones who suffer even more as their services, jobs, housing and benefits come under pressure due to migration. I don't apologise for having more sympathy for them right now. Nobody dragged these migrants to Calais, nobody's preventing them claiming asylum there, nobody's forcing them to climb fences, jump onto lorries, threaten/intimidate drivers. What they're doing is their own choice and proves they have no respect for our laws. Sorry but that's a fact. I wonder how much of their own time, effort and money those who claim the moral high ground and the empathy put into this problem? No, it's far easier to claim truckers have it easy and anyone who objects to the UK being effectively besieged by illegal migrants in this manner is an uncaring racist. What a crock! Right now thousands of ordinary people and small businesses are suffering hugely with their jobs and livelihoods at risk due to this disruption. Ruined/spoiled foodstuffs, damage to vehicles, lost wages, penalties for delays etc. etc. etc. I bet few of the 'great and the good' wouldn't be quite so charitable were their jobs, businesses, homes on the line. Charity's oh so easy when you're not doing the giving or on the receiving end of the problems. Give in to this blackmail and we'll never see the end of it - the world is full of people who'd love to come here and the last thing we need is to encourage them further. We need to stop wasting billions on dubious foreign aid and redirect that money to helping those in need where they need it. Frankly I have a great deal more sympathy for them than the hordes in Calais by their own choice.