Thread: Unstoppable migration?
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Old 23-09-2015, 16:41   #736
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Re: Unstoppable migration?
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Originally Posted by Damien View Post
That proof isn't there or isn't convincing. How do you know that these immigrants wouldn't come anyway and attempt to get in via other means? We did try to stop the rescue attempts at sea and people came anyway nor is there a test case we can use to show that it is policy of admitting migrants than cause them to come.

Still you might be right on that. I am not sure. What I was commenting on is that a lot of people are clearly conflicted on the issue (even people are are traditionally anti-immigration) and that doesn't mean they are deluded, hypocritical or otherwise have a simplistic motivation.

Even the right-wing press and UKIP seem rather unsure what to make of it all. It's only on here and Facebook that I see such confidence in approaching the issue. I think that suggests it isn't so clear-cut.
I think it is pretty obvious that if all those who came to Europe were deported back, they would stop coming.

However, we need to have a compassionate and properly thought out policy to deal with this without opening the floodgates.

Our systems cannot support these numbers.
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