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Originally Posted by Taf
It just goes to show that if a person fails the asylum request they should be deported immediately and not left to wander the country illegally.
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Well yes and it makes you wonder just what the politicians who made the decisions thought would happen to all those who'd subsequently be rejected, sometimes years later. Did they think they'd all just quietly await their fate, sign in every couple of weeks and turn up meekly on deportation day? Regardless of the legality, many of these people are understandably desperate. They've had their hopes of a new life raised, many have seen friends, relatives, loved ones die en route and they've pinned their hopes on life in the west. Once the sad reality dawns on them, you don't have to look much further to see a very vulnerable and easily manipulated group of disaffected people who will certainly be the target of extremists and terrorist recruiters. The same will likely be true of many of those who're allowed to remain but whose lives turn out to be far from what they imagined and who become increasingly disillusioned and angry.
The unpalatable truth is that there are hundreds of thousands of people wandering around the EU who are illegally here, can't get jobs and are going to be reliant on charity or theft for their survival. In the absence of proper jobs, housing etc. inevitably, many of these people are likely to turn to petty crime and worse as their desperation and resentment grows.
I've just heard a Labour Rochdale MP (IIRC) protesting about the very large number of migrants who've been effectively 'dumped' there with no means of adequately supporting themselves and the resulting social and other problems. Yes it's all very well taking in migrants but unless the required finance, facilities and services are put in place for them what are they supposed to do and is it any wonder that the local people get upset about it and tensions rise?