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Originally Posted by Kymmy
There is no EU law that states we must take migrants. So the EU courts can not force migrants on us. The rules do state that the first country of entry into the EU are the ones forced to accept them. The only way they can get here without UK acceptance is for the country of entry to provide them citizenship and an EU passport which few want to do...
Gawd there's so much scaremongering in this thread... 
Britain is in a very strong position regarding these migrants, if it wasn't then the Jungle in Calais wouldn't exist. |
If the first country of entry has to accept migrants why are the French not accepting all the migrants in Calais who are currently trying to get through the Channel Tunnel.
It does appear that many EU countries are simply allowing them access through their country and routing them on to the next country.
There is no law forcing us to accept migrants but as Greece and Italy have found out a law is not necessary when thousands of migrants can simply land on your beaches in the early hours of the morning and as the first country of entry you are expected to look after them. And who is to to say what laws the EU will make in future given that EU law takes precedence over national laws.
Matters are further complicated when some migrants have turned out to be terrorists, so being careful as to who you admit is not scaremongering it is common sense. If it comes to that there has been lots of scaremongering as to how bad things will be for the UK outside the EU, especially when one German minister threatens a trade war if we leave the EU.
We also have to bear in mind that 5% of our working population are out of work and the arrival of further migrants will simply make their task of finding a job much harder. There is also the matter of the pressure their arrival puts on housing, education and other public services like the NHS.