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The pictures of Aylan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian boy found washed up on a beach in Antalya, Turkey, appear to have (finally) brought it home to the British commentariat that more must be done to help those refugees currently fleeing from war and dictatorship.
As such, David Cameron is coming under increasing pressure to let in more refugees. Up to now the prime minister has responded that Britain is doing a great deal to help refugees – but by spending money on aid to be sent to the areas where people are fleeing in the first place.
But are the prime minister’s critics right – should Britain take in more refugees? Or is Britain, as the PM likes to point out, already doing its bit?
Have your say – the results of the poll will be published early next week.
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94 Responses to “Poll: Should Britain take in more refugees?”
Yvonne Lunde-andreassen
hang on there mate…the vast majority of these are fit healthy young men. Why are they not joining (for instance) the Kurds and fighting for their country instead of running away towards (they hope) an easy life.
Yvonne Lunde-andreassen
the rules are that each and every one must prove that they are eligible, the system is fair otherwise anybody..including criminals…would walk through.
john ingamells
I would only be able to make a guess as to their motives but as with other human beings they might see the prospect of indiscriminate bombing from the air of Syria by the West bombing or oppression of the Assad government, or finally the prospect of being under the murderous lunatics that are IS and who knows what implications for them, their wives and children from this scenario, might be for them enough of a reason to flee from Syria. The Kurds have a very specific reason for fighting as they are not only filling the vacuum of a regular army in Iraq, they have a problem to fight for the right to exist in a homeland against Turkey. Their reason for fighting is to ensure the very future of a Kurdish State free from Turkey. Maybe the Syrians, Iraqis, Libyans or Afghans that make up the families seeking refuge from what have become failed countries, either from western military intervention and failure or this cult that has suddenly emerged in Syria and driven into Iraq, murdering and raping. There are clearly entire families who do not wish to endure any more of the killing and only by asking their motives for ‘not standing and fighting’ would we know why the men would want to remove their families away from a war zone to a peaceful zone. I can only say every war that there has been has seen men women and children fleeing to safety. This terrible state of affairs in these countries is no different to them in respect of men fleeing with their families.
Alison Richards
As our government took the decision to get involved in their war, it is morally wrong of them to turn their backs and not help these poor refugees.
If similar were to happen in this country, wouldn’t every single one of us be looking for a safe haven, elsewhere. Serve us right if we were then refused.
Treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, be a decent human being and show some compassion Mr Cameron.
Selohesra
Thats all very well however the poor child pictured in all the papers had already escaped Syria – they set off on that rickety boat from the relative safety of Turkey