the actual problem is that we're not willing to pay for the infrastructure

We are economically strong enough to take in loads of refugees (ffs, if Iraq can take 200k and Turkey can manage 1.8m, I think we can manage a few tens of thousands of the EU's current 400k influx).

There is also no particular reason why econoimic migrants are a bad thing either. Quite the opposite really, when you think that they tend to be well motivated and of working age, and would therefore be additional taxpayers and consumers and therefore would create demand that then supports jobs etc.

The problem is that we don't seem to want to build the extra houses, schools, hospital spaces and so on that would be needed (and which, incidentally, would benefit everyone else).

Too much NIMBYism and small mindedness around.

Posted By: CWC on September 3rd 2015 at 13:30:42

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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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