What does that mean ? 1bn per year ? Initial cost ? What about the

50 to 60 years they will live in the country ? Of course if you have a decent education system then you include the cost of education as appropriate and offset with the amount of revenue educated refugees (if they are not already educated) will contribute to the country.

Which without having any figures at all I am guessing would be a pretty healthy business case over 50 years.

Pure COST isn't what it is about. If you want to just talk financials about anything (which is also NOT what the refugee crisis is about) then you need to look at return on investment. Eventual financial benefit. The cost does not matter if the return on investment is good enough.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on September 3rd 2015 at 13:24:46

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Cost of refugees coming into the country 1bn (General Chat) - pants, Sep 3, 09:31:27
- Isn't there also an ethical/moral cost involved here too? (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 3, 13:40:23
- What does that mean ? 1bn per year ? Initial cost ? What about the (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 3, 13:24:46
- cost of transfer window 1bn (General Chat) - Charles21, Sep 3, 11:40:05
- Bit simplistic probably but isn't the problem not the refugees who need our help badly (General Chat) - BINMEN8R, Sep 3, 10:29:45
  - the actual problem is that we're not willing to pay for the infrastructure (General Chat) - CWC, Sep 3, 13:30:42
- Need a long term plan, proper integration of refugees -& they've got to be genuinely willi (General Chat) - dennis moore, Sep 3, 09:59:33
  - Not sure about the stats, but agree with the rest of it. We should give these people a (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Sep 3, 10:36:39
  - What is the other 98%? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 3, 10:27:21
    - Empty. Look at the map above York for a start. I'm 40 miles from London (General Chat) - dennis moore, Sep 3, 12:04:24
      - I know, I live there and it's wonderful. However (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 3, 13:54:34
        
        Sorry. Should have clarified: green space = recreational type space (parks, (General Chat) - dennis moore, Sep 3, 14:06:36
        
        Ah right. Yeah, the perception that England is concreted over and full is bollox. (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 3, 14:25:05
      - Sea (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 3, 12:09:24
    - people (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Sep 3, 10:30:25
  - *willing to integrate* (n/m) (General Chat) - dennis moore, Sep 3, 10:00:13

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