Where are England's asylum seekers living? - BBC Newsnight

Exclusive figures reveal high numbers of asylum seekers are being housed in some of England's most deprived areas.
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Newsnight has seen exclusive figures that reveal the extent to which high numbers of asylum seekers are being housed in some of the country's most deprived areas. There are currently forty thousand asylum seekers housed under the government’s dispersal scheme across much of the country, but the reality is that the majority are placed in some of the poorest parts - often in towns in the midlands and north. An agreement that the number of asylum seekers in a local authority doesn’t exceed 1 in 200 of the overall population is meant to ensure a fair spread. But figures shown exclusively to Newsnight paint a different picture. Katie Razzall reports on the situation in Yorkshire.
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[@Andrew-kc4li]

This is not the Britain my grandparents fought for in WW2. Labour are vile. Truly vile.

[@barbaragouin7232]

Your granparents fought for a safe place to live and maybe IF we had not invaded their countries in the first place they would have stayed in them

[@Andrew-kc4li]

OK.

[@mcwaff8661]

@@barbaragouin7232 they're illegal immigrants what does colonialism gotta do with it.

[@jubrilliant4835]

You're blaming on a government that hasn't been in power for 12 years???

[@hmalik5232]

The Conservative party are vile too

[@debbiedixon8492]

Enough is enough now I think sadly with British people cannot get homes and jobs yet asylum seekers get three meals a day and put in a hotel wrong wrong wrong

[@McRambro]

White British men & women no longer matter in this country

[@jnolette1030]

England is far too soft on immigration

[@fredrickaappletree3402]

And it’s killing us

[@barbaraedwards4802]

I've just driven past the holiday Inn in Lancaster, it's filling up nicely with asylum seekers, I wish I could afford to stay THERE!

[@barbaragouin7232]

@@barbaraedwards4802Why do you not go in one then see what it is like

[@barbaraedwards4802]

@@barbaragouin7232 in one what?

[@capricorn2260]

Greedy hotels don't need to solely rely on customer bookings now to get the money to keep their hotels afloat when government is paying them to take them in easy money.

[@GarryH1963]

The question of over-population never gets mentioned by the government. Rather they are in denial or just generally thick.

[@barbaragouin7232]

We are not over populated

[@tarablue4472]

@@barbaragouin7232 Oh you are so in denial... or deluded. You know there are other species that we MUST share this planet with, and we are failing them.

[@freebeerfordworkers]

@@barbaragouin7232 Sometime in the 1960s a Royal Commission thought the sustainable population of Britain was around 42 million. The official figure now is just over 60 million but the unofficial figures based on food consumption and believe it or not waste disposal is near 80 million. You live in a third world country you see what life can be like in Europe and all you need to do is get there and feed them some cock and bull story and you're in. Anyone in the third world not doing this has got to be stupid but very few of them are. For 60 years social house construction has been linked to the birth rate which gives 20 years notice of need in any area. It takes 10 years to build social housing you have to identify a need, identify a site, get the money from central government and build. Admit several million people in a good deal less than 10 years and it doesn’t matter if they are all white English speaking brain surgeons you’re going to have a problem. The fact remains 25 years ago we had social housing coming out of our ears. On my patch alone that was 1200 modern flats at houses going begging and that was the situation in many British cities. I was told to demolish 30+ vandalised modern flats and houses because there was no point in repairing them to add to the surplus. We stopped building new schools in the 1980s for the same reason because we had a declining population. In 1992 some schools on my patch had 50% their design capacity now they’re all bursting at the seams You might also you tube kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZq1f2OYp5urrJo kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJDXmGZ-atqifNE Scream racist all you like but as the Aga Khan who cannot possibly be racist said twenty years ago “The poor people of the world are on the march”

[@arsenalfan1653]

Underpopulation is worse than overpopulation.

[@littleowldme]

And the important points never get mentioned in these news pieces either!

[@allenjenkinson7608]

When we have homeless sleeping in shop doorways, families living on the edge of poverty having to rely on food banks and a queue for housing measuring miles and tens of thousands who crossed into this country totally illegally put up in hotels and provided with three meals a day, there has to be something wrong, somewhere......!

[@freebeerfordworkers]

I worked in social housing most of my life and up to 1997 we had a surplus. In the major city where I worked my area had 13% unoccupied amounting to 1100 modern houses and we're actually advertising them. My last job was to demolish 30 properties which had been vandalised as there was no point in renovating them to add to the surplus. It takes 10 years to build new social housing and they've always worked on the requirement from the birth rate which gives nearly 20 years notice. Admit a few million people in five years or even 10 years you've got to have a problem

[@barbaragouin7232]

According to shelter there are 600.000 empty houses in the UK enough for every one and people using food banks is nothing to do with the refuggees that is down to our government who do not care they have just voted down taing VAT from our energy bills

[@freebeerfordworkers]

@@barbaragouin7232 there are always empty houses because you cannot guarantee selling quickly and someone moving in the day after the occupant moves out. It can take up to two years to sell a house depending on area and that does not mean it's available for the homeless . To make use of them you're going to have to confiscate them after say two or three months. Shelter is telling the truth but its BS as far as the housing problem goes .

[@Seasidefriend]

People who are employed and working all hours are needing the food banks. Its so unfair.

[@jonsimmons4150]

~YET YOU *ALL VOTE THE SAME WAY*

[@paulambrus7656]

Why do the BBC employees on their obscene salaries not put their money where their mouths are and take in their palatial homes asylum seekers?

[@mogznwaz]

They are not asylum seekers

[@peterducasse2630]

Why should asylum seekers be aloud accomodation when we have homeless British people are living on the st.

[@marcp3788]

*Allowed

[@aw2584]

If youre homeless theres an abundance of shelters and charities that will give you a place to sleep. Under the condition that you're not drunk or tripping balls on drugs which is the reason why some of thehomeless stay in the street. To think that homelessness in the UK is caused by few illegals is crazy.

[@mrsk8518]

@@aw2584 wow thank goodness for your brains! There are so many migrants contributing

[@saikissa6842]

@@mrsk8518 agreed

[@saikissa6842]

If you are homeless in your own country , do not blame the asylum seekers , blame your lazy ass !

[@lorrainemoore7397]

Barnsley home off the grooming gangs

[@acquiesce100]

A beautiful 4 star hotel here in Sutton has closed for Asylum seekers and nobody was told. There is absolute outrage. It's total luxury too. Anyone would be grateful living there. Beautiful bars, lounges, pool, gym, sauna, walking grounds. It's absolute disgusting and very sad.

[@originalunoriginal4055]

*Knock Knock "Room service" AS: " Thank you for bringing my lunch" "Here's the bill sir, how will you be paying.. Card ?" AS: " No nO no. No paying. Me not paying. BORis giving you all money. Boriiis. Mr Boris Johnson! Thank you. Bye"

[@capricorn2260]

I know of a hotel which is closed and only open to house asylum but they cant use the restaurant or the gym they stay in their rooms only.

[@freebeerfordworkers]

The same is happening with hotels all over the country I wouldn't say they're all 4 star but they away long way short of being flop houses either.

[@andrewondon]

These hotels close the restaurants and saunas If they r being paid d bare minimum to only house asylums. Hoteliers are still biz owners so they need to keep costs manageable

[@littleowldme]

Aren't you lucky! In Skegness it is now TEN hotels!! In other towns it is also SEVEN hotels here, NINE hotels there!!

[@DaveV173]

Living in our council properties & housing association leaving our own population homeless 🤬

[@fredrickaappletree3402]

Shortage of jobs homes space petrol school places but let’s bring more people the uk brilliant idea

[@karaloca]

They are living where they shouldn’t, in England. The bent BBC at it again.

[@barbaragouin7232]

Why should they not be here?

[@karaloca]

Barbara Gouin oh grow up, I shouldn’t have to state the obvious.

[@elijahpathak6854]

@@karaloca You sound racist as hell rn.

[@fredrickaappletree3402]

@@barbaragouin7232 because they should be in their own country and maybe you should be too

[@fredrickaappletree3402]

@@elijahpathak6854 so do you.

[@SeaJayBelfast]

They're everywhere in Belfast now. The government has shipped them over. They literally loiter about all day or are in and out of phone shops selling phones they mysteriously seem to acquire.

[@ScragNath]

They are not asylum seekers, they are free loaders.

[@barnabydinosaurroadsafetyp3457]

To be genuine you claim asylum at first safe country - difficult to believe they all got through Heathrow Airport - in France without French ID you wont get anything ... absolutely nothing and it is highly effective .. took me two years to get a French identity card like permission to be here - former uk university teacher with two degrees.. UK needs to wise up a bit ..

[@iedco4]

Expats ?

[@martinramanauskas6290]

@@barnabydinosaurroadsafetyp3457 you should claim asylum then you wouldget everything :))))

[@leegibbs1727]

@@barnabydinosaurroadsafetyp3457 so by that logic every genuine asylum seeker coming into Europe will have to be processed by the countries on the Mediterranean coast...yeah that sounds likely and feasible...

[@barbaragouin7232]

@@martinramanauskas6290 They get £5.00 a day could you live on that in other EU countries asylum seekers are allowed to work while their asylum request is processed in the UK they are not

[@stocko5448]

everybody knows where they are all living, Gary Linekers house!

[@GeorgeCrumb3923]

Let them settle in Brighton where they will received presumably with open arms .

[@fredrickaappletree3402]

Really they should put them up in the House of Commons

[@jakemuss3805]

4 Star hotels are the truth! Nigel Farage covered this live!

[@pipsf5408]

There’s children living in poverty who won’t have a hot meal tonight. Veterans homeless who get no help

[@andrewmorton395]

Very true

[@gradedwash]

Our homeless - On the streets. Other countries economic migrants - 5 star hotels! with every need looked after by Serco.

[@airzulu2733]

It could only happen hear . The one guy from Barnsley council says the EU has been good to Barnsley bloody right they have their using British taxpayers money to do it .

[@fredrickaappletree3402]

@@airzulu2733 yes! this is fundamental fact that gets ignored over and over again where do people who say this think the money has come from in the first place.

[@buitoni123456789]

We have asylum seekers housed in my City in rental accommodation, the result has been an increase in crime , shoplifting vandalism etc, school girls at one local school now avoid walking past their houses because of lewd comments and inappropriate gestures made toward them. I see growing resentment by local indigenous people fed up of hearing the race card constantly being played by these arrogant people when things do not go their way. A breakdown of the social fabric within the City has occurred and the cultural/ethnic diversity here has been a massive failure .

[@nooshingoharimehr7993]

are they Arab Muslims? I get what you mean, they don't mingle, they bring their culture, I'm in Japan, here in my city I don't see immigrants, I enjoy the Japanese culture, but I don't know if I can stay here for long, I don't want to go back to Iran, I'm scared of going somewhere like the UK where people are fed up with immigrants but English is the language I can speak and I love the British culture and people. I don't know what to do

[@JD83000]

Disgusting isn’t it.

[@Uncarnaled]

@@nooshingoharimehr7993 I don’t mean to offend you but may I ask why you left Iran. I thought it’s better off compared to many Arab nations. It may not be perfect but I have an impression that it’s live able. Are you perhaps a Christian?

[@barbaragouin7232]

SO "white" people do not do that then

[@lynneymassey2855]

We don't no nothing about n the viruses they bring with them to .....

[@banyam9690]

This con job of a news feature leaves out all of the asylum seekers that have already settled in the preceding days and months then there are all of the illegals and undocumented, those ratios would change dramatically.

[@jebideehartley2248]

More bbc propaganda

[@eminemisdogshit4626]

Enoch powells words have come true

[@jalaneperry7643]

I agree

[@stevielowe2853]

In places that the UK tax payers fit the expensive bill for

[@litote9]

"Asylum" seekers is an inappropriate term. This assumes these illegal immigrants are generally escaping oppressive political systems or war, rather than seeking economic gain. Britain has its own army of native homeless citizens in need who are neglected. The majority of these illegal immigrants are conspicuosly young men, rather than "refugee" women and children.

[@mrsk8518]

True mostly however Afghanistan is oppressive... many afghans come here and end up eventually working/contributing and paying tax we can’t argue with that

[@mrsk8518]

@Russell Bennett what about them?! Half don’t want to work tbh, DR Iqbal isn’t taking the job of pot head steeve is he. The guys running the local kebab shop arnt preventing any “native” from setting up their own shop nor are they stopping their entitlements to benefits and free health care ect. I do not like or agree with people abusing the system native or not but hating for hating sake is DUMB It is unreasonable to hate a tax paying immigrant because of race.

[@mrsk8518]

@Russell Bennett yes many Afghans have the best work ethic going and they are any to be like the western business man many have a dream to achieve that as it’s very difficult to in their own land.

[@gelbsucht947]

@@mrsk8518 it’s unreasonable to hate others because of their race and very few people do. They dislike others because their culture means that they hold certain beliefs that are incompatible with the dominant culture, eg that women are inherently inferior, that gays should be punished, that the physical chastisement of children is necessary and desirable etc etc. If you have grown up with these beliefs, you are unlikely to be disabused of them but to others they are completely unacceptable. Thus the seeds of conflict are sown.

[@Interdiction]

@@mrsk8518 Stop your lies

[@stephenturner7949]

We can see what is happening , why can't this soft touch goverment

[@jaredgarbo3679]

"Alot of them are economic scroungers". That's an oxymoron.

[@Gobbygiblet]

Such is the ignorance stupidity of people in this country :/

[@jules151968]

@@Gobbygiblet Do the Right thing then and put them up in your house, easy to slag others off, put YOUR money where your mouth is.

[@Gobbygiblet]

@@jules151968 You are just proving my point dude, it is not "others" just a few morons in this country. grow up you little shite.

[@russellbennett2401]

@@jules151968 Well said, I agree if looney lefties want them then let them pay to look after then.

[@saikissa6842]

@@jules151968 your nickname says it all , just another idiot, if you knew your fucking history you would have shut it and welcome anyone in your country but like the rest of those who support your comment you are just another idiot and ignorant !

[@dpurcell5]

These stone age mobs cross the channel in high tech boats wearing state of the art safety kit. How?

[@chriscoffee9070]

For a start, no private company should be managing any of this. Who owns these companies, and how many of them are married to or actually are people making decisions about which private companies to award the contracts to? - it just stinks of yet another way to funnel tax payer money into the pockets of the rich.

[@billyward349]

Serco

[@kishormasters264]

They are all economic migrants

[@alexpatto]

They are. Here in America, we have a popular meme moto "huyamos del tercer mundo" meaning "let's run away from our third-world countries". Most of people from Latin American who go to UK are not the people you really need. They're only taking our social and economic problems to UK. Granting asylum seekers to people who don't deserve is to take a place that another person, who really needs it.

[@fredrickaappletree3402]

@@alexpatto to be fair we don’t see a lot of asylum seekers from that / your part of the world they are not part of the tide of immigration that has swamped the uk.

[@shelendacollins6702]

Our soldiers are homeless so why do we house free loaders

[@joancline4844]

The sad thing is .of course this country will always welcome the vulnerable ..these men always men .have travelled through lots of safe countries to get here for an economic easy life ...thats why people are unhappy ...

[@joancline4844]

@Abdul Moham 😂

[@briangatt2956]

i guarantee they're not living in Westminster that's for sure.

[@Puglia506]

There isn't enough affordable housing for British people and the waiting lists are so long, it may aswell be forever. Renting is very expensive for us and buying is beyond most people. When will the government help the poorer British with the same generosity they give to illegal immigrants?

[@beaufighter245]

The answer to that is never. Whatever political persuasion is in power, they are hell bent on always putting others before the indigenous population.

[@beaufighter245]

@Christopher it I'd true. However, a way of freeing up social housing would be to evict the bad tenants. Those that abuse the housing benefit system, (if in receipt of this), those that are proven of antisocial behaviour, any drug related crime, not maintaining the property in respect of it being clean and garden tidy. Just a start but it would free up some properties for those that will look after it and be grateful for it.

[@beaufighter245]

@Christopher I agred 100% with what you say. The indigenous should always be assisted first but, those that abuse lose this right. Charity begins at home.

[@beaufighter245]

@Abdul Moham agreed but same with Birmingham and Manchester.

[@jameselliott8203]

We were never asked ? PA

[@Lak702]

This is my country, last year I became homeless due to Ill health. I went to the council and was told there was no help. I've paid taxes and worked my whole adult life. I used to see people from Somalia, Nigeria,Iraq, fresh off the boat getting houses yet I asked for 1 room and got a cardboard box on the streets in the winter how is this fair?

[@abdi_87]

Are you a drug taker?? Because the council in the first instance would most definitely have offered you some accommodation, even if its only a hostel , until a council flat becomes available, what often happens is , drug users who can not uphold a tenancy and get evicted then feel the need to blame their stupid decisions on innocent refugees , stop taking heroin and your life might improve sonny Jim. Sincerely

[@elayneyoung1837]

It's a disgrace. Friend of mine was in Similar position... I believe in helping owns own country first.... The housing depts seem to ignore issues of people unless they are drug users or immigrants... Everyone else is bypassed in favour of these persons....nothing against them but it is very unfair

[@mcwaff8661]

@@abdi_87 "innocent refugees" who are all men

[@angelsone-five7912]

I feel sorry for people who welcome immigrants, when the balloon bursts they will be less prepared mentally for the fallout. I have lived in Sandwell for about 12 years now and since dot it has been spot the white - and then they are usually Polish. Can people not see what is happening? Thank whatever that I am getting old.

[@Jack777760]

I'm utterly gobsmacked. Please smack me in the face so I will wake up from this nightmare.

[@teachmetheway928]

Way to lose your way UK, before you know it you will be a nation no more

[@pfhastie]

A fair point raised, but falls short of addressing the key issue: 100% of unskilled migrants, refugees and asylum seekers end up in working class areas, and only working class areas. While the middle class sneer, and pose, and call for more. One by one, working class areas are consumed by numerous foreign cultures - and the resultant power struggles that inevitably follow - coupled with an absolute decline in the general standard of daily life that has absolutely nothing to do with austerity. The authorities then use the spectre of racism to keep the local populace in line until, finally, there's no way to keep a lid on the various conflicts of interest. Only by then it is too late. The "new and better culture" is now firmly in place and anyone who is unwilling to go along with the facade is held up to be a INSERT CONTEMPORARY BUZZWORD HERE. They can either put up or go away, even if their family has been in the area for hundreds of years. In essence, it's a class conflict so pronounced you may as well call it warfare. Keep going in this direction, BBC, and you'll land some pretty big fish.

[@JD83000]

Somebody gets it 👍

[@heathhuston3825]

Time to leave the sinking ship.

[@jonsimmons4150]

the *HUNGARIANS* who elected *VIKTOR ORBAN* as Prime minister, dont seem to have these issues.. *MAYBE ITS A VOTING DIRECTION ISSUE* -Are the British working class - which are the *MAJORITY* ever going to *VOTE IN THEIR INTERESTS?*

[@studas2011]

Your comment is 100% spot on. We are being forced to take part in our own demise. The area in which I live has deteriorated rapidly due to what can only be described as 3rd world immigration. It's both sad and anger-inducing.

[@johnsmith-rs2vk]

SPOT ON .

[@harriskhan2126]

Country already filled up.just say no more.

[@feeneypatrick6814]

Herewe go the B.B.C. at their P.C.coverage..Let the Goverment do its job..Alot of these people are Economic Migrants.Britain should look after its owen people first..If the forgets to take care of its owen there will be war on the streets in the very near future....

[@alexpatto]

Does someone know where can I report "asylum" seekers who are working illegally in UK?

[@barbaragouin7232]

If they wer allowed to work while awaiting their asylum bid they would not have to work illegally and if you do not like the idea of them working to perhaps pay their way then you have a problem

[@factorylad5071]

Funny how you can't mention thievery and connivance in the same sentence or it gets taken down.

[@MrMegan1962]

They put em with us, the working class

[@saikissa6842]

and who the fuck are you Mr working class ?

[@MrMegan1962]

@@saikissa6842 take a few in.

[@pawl23]

And then they are shocked when the working class doesn't vote for the leader who brought migrants

[@fredrickaappletree3402]

@@saikissa6842 he is a working class person obviously why do you ask.

The UK government doesn't treat veterans and elderly as good as they treat these illegal chancers. Why have they all got new mobiles and trainers if they are destitute?

[@ey6008]

What a mouthpiece of arrogance, what about their local people, do they get ignored

[@gradedwash]

There are no right places in to the right circumstances that are not required first and foremost by the local community. You give our jobs to the economic migrants is making us the economic migrants in our own country. No part of this country is in need of 4.8 million extra job applicants when there are non e for our own nor are there likely to be. Infact as the competitive profit making edge forces business to do away with human waged labor in favor of slicker AI tech soft and hard there are more job applicants to deal with not less and certainly no room for any more!

[@barbaragouin7232]

There are more jobs here than there are people so no one in the UK should be unemployed

[@fredrickaappletree3402]

@@barbaragouin7232 there may be jobs but the point of having a job is to survive people don’t want jobs that they can barely survive on.

[@barbaragouin7232]

While seeking asylum they are NOT allowed to work and we have more job vacacies than people to fill them

[@beagle5]

Another problem with a free Country, sadly culture mixes do not always work. Would some one ( obvious answer ) Actually Define the true meaning of Asylum Seeker?

[@jan22150]

These people want sharia law to be implemented as soon as they arrive in the UK !

[@kirishima638]

We do have an immigration problem in the UK but the blame lies with Tony Blairs government not the EU.

[@Desert_of_the_real]

Refugees were coming in long before Tony granted it got a lot worse with him but the European Union has been bringing them in before Tony Blair was even in power

[@jonsimmons4150]

UK has been the jobcentre for the EU for decades.

[@marclaw4511]

The chap with the budgerigars seems like a really decent chap.

[@rdrhouse]

A few questions about seeking asylum in the UK. 1. To seek asylum in a neighbouring safe country, what conditions are required for a person to seek asylum from their country. 2. Are asylum seekers able to claim asylum in any EU country, regardless of the geographic location, if their border has an EU country bordering it. 3. Does the UK have a war torn country on it's border.

[@hudson7354]

They don’t do you any harm. FFS we send troops under the USA umbrella all over the world poking our noses in. A few hundred won’t hurt you.

[@andyr4735]

@@hudson7354 a few hundred every day cross the English channel

[@beaufighter245]

@@hudson7354 a few hundred, open your eyes .

[@roberthird2462]

@@andyr4735 And the rest.

[@dianestahr4421]

What about housing the British homeless as well.

[@colinblake6911]

we should give them nothing they will soon be going home

[@bettymayrobertsgeorge1991]

They are human beings. You are extremely small minded... your benefits are safe don't worry

[@mrtoptenatten]

The UK........IMPORTERS OF HUMAN JAPANESE KNOTWEED LTD.......& YOU WONDER WHY YOUR COUNCIL TAX KEEPS GOING UP AND UP

[@thescrutineer7022]

@@bettymayrobertsgeorge1991 Yes they are and they are heading here for one reason only. It has nothing to do with benefits.. hang on.. yes, there will be less to give to British people.

[@jrj3505]

@@bettymayrobertsgeorge1991 you can go with them Betty

[@armourofgodministriesinter8714]

@tuftful thanks for the compliment. Have a blessed day

[@ey6008]

Nobody knows how many and the costs is mounting, what happens when they get precedence over the normal people so will they be built massive new estates at the ratepayers expense

[@gillanwalker3616]

You report this what about missing children veteran's homeless time to start looking after our own first

[@spiritoftheforest6204]

This country is full...when will this stop? Already not enough for the people that are here.

[@alexlowell2122]

Go home

[@hello150]

The chap at 7:52 seems like a lovely human being.

[@nnyv0040]

Put yourself in that person's shoe. Treat others like how you'd like to be treated.

[@nomad90125]

Yes that's the problem, They are 1 in a million 🤣

[@sandrastewart2450]

It's the same in every borough

[@northnsouth6813]

They 40,000 are living in houses, hence the reason we have a housing shortage, hospital waiting lists, knife crime.

[@YorickReturns]

You socialists love to deflect blame from socialism.

[@Paul54378]

Dude your country is shit and incompetent that’s why you a housing shortage and a long waiting list 😂😂😂😂

[@trevordaviesable]

Hence is the wrong word. The reason there is a housing shortage is because Thatcher sold all the public housing then never built any. The Tories don't beleive in the notion of 'society' because they want a small state and they have no interest in building any. Certainly, this migrants will have a very small impact but it is out human duty to recieve them until they are vetted. The need for housing in the UK is not 40000 but millions and of course some would, in their rightwing selfishness want to exaggerate to their advantage.

[@eminemisdogshit4626]

Import the 3rd world and we become the 3rd world. 90% of criminals have weird foreign names.. its never mr brown or mr smith

[@bettymayrobertsgeorge1991]

Who informed your foolish rants? Read read read!

[@mrraccoon6264]

Passed through many safe countries on their trip. What are they doing here.

[@trevordaviesable]

Many have links to people already here. Also English is a secind language to many. The UK has an attractive economy and are not treated so badly. Imagine going to Hungry or even France where both languages are very difficult to them.

[@notnotness4765]

@@trevordaviesable only the irish and french, people who arrive by plane, and those we invite, have any legal right to be here. If they have thrown away their passports they should be housed on some shetland island until they come to their senses and go home. The migrant crisis would cease to exist in five years. Its that simple.

[@AlexanderWoolnough1]

So we shouldn't take ANY asylum seekers due to geography.

[@libertasdemocratiam887]

@@AlexanderWoolnough1 As harsh as it is, no, not when we have a housing crisis and a crumbling infrastructure, the NHS is struggling, the idea young people don't get sick so won't cost the NHS is a lie, they can't know that for a fact, i didn't know i was going to develop a chronic illness at 25 that has left me disabled, people are literally living on the streets how many of them do you think died last week during that deep freeze we experienced? We are ignoring them and turning our attention to asylum seekers at the cost of their lives, our taxes need to be spent on helping our own, unfortunately because there is no one else to help them. Where else would they go? How else are they to change their lives? Where's their chance of a better life? Do they not matter? You can say the above is us vs them, it is, because the people who are citizens and legally here who are on the streets, most who have paid their taxes and simply fallen on hard times, are losing and there is no one to help them, no country is offering them a better life not one, so what do they do? It's all very well helping the world, but it should not come at the cost of our own citizens. Come to the north west, walk around Manchester and Liverpool, come to the small towns and see how many people are living on the streets, they want a better life too, yet sadly there's not enough people willing to want to help them, to make the tough decisions and realise that whatever they do there will be winners and losers, so who should win and who should lose? The people who have a legal right and paid into the country all their working lives or asylum seekers? Harsh and unfair but it's the reality. I'm nit saying we shouldn't allow anyone to come here, but we need more control and we need to be more realistic about numbers, that's the problem the numbers not the migrants themselves, it's the sheer numbers of migrants each year for a good 10/15 years that has got us here.

[@bbjoy8787]

@@libertasdemocratiam887 You're totally right with helping your own people but it's a lie if you say most homeless people have paid taxes all their lives. Most were always and to the day are a burden to the system. Jobs are the most the UK has so what's the excuse for them? Asylum seekers excuse is home office not allowing them to work, if they did the UK will be even more wealthier. Most asylum seekers hate to be dependent on someone else and living on £37 a week. Even if someone is a failed asylum seeker and is a economic migrant, they will still help your country with taxes, doesn't make sense cause they will come regardless. Why aren't those young "homeless" looking for a job? Why don't most mother's after having a child continue working or start their own business and not depend on benefits?? Asylum seekers would make the most out of the privilege y'all have of being Britons.

[@yank196101]

I see guys 25-30 sitting at Costa having coffee and smoking who just got off the boat.Just heard they tried to "protect" the shop owners in Crystal Palace (they are hundreds in the surrounds B&B there). They shop owners sent the Boys from the East End and now the protectors are wallking on cruches, . Got to love the Spirit.

[@yank196101]

@Abdul Moham Not having a job and living for free in a B&B? Figure it out.

[@victoriaann9156]

@Abdul Moham it doesnt matter where you were born, youll always be foreign, you arent culturally or ethnically British. Everyone is too politically correct to say it aloud, but you have to know everytime you interact with anyone in this arena, they are thinking exactly this. Someday its going to come down to civil war in europe and an attempt to expel all arabs from the area. You can see the political groundwork for it being laid in countries like denmark, france and sweden. And when that day inevitably does come, it is not going to matter at all where you were born, only where you should have been

[@victoriaann9156]

@Abdul Moham yes, we will see. Never forget how poor and disadvantaged 95% of u are in europe. The domestic populations own all the industry. That means they will have control over the vast majority of the weapons. If im making a prediction it’s holocaust 2.0 within less the next 20 years unless your countries repatriate you. Remember this conversation when the day comes

[@victoriaann9156]

@Abdul Moham if your people were the smarter or more adapt group you would not have the history you have, and you would not be in the circumstances you’re presently in. Britain and france invaded half of europe, russia and germany occupied and destroyed half of europe, you know the reason those countries and populations bounced back instead of begging other countries to take care of them? Their populations underlying capacity. Most of you cant figure out how to feed and shelter yourself even in prosperous Europe, and your home countries are h*ll holes. There is an impending battle coming as people are realizing that theyve imported cancer into their society and now, must at some point, treat it. Will a few of you blow yourselves up with a multitude of innocent european people, we’d expect no less. Will you win in the end though, of course not, and on some level im sure you’re aware of that and of the massive power differential. Even those of you in positions of leadership only hold those positions because we allow it. You have no actual right to hold high office in our countries. History is littered with stories like the one unfolding and even if wealthy arab countries assist you, you must know u stand no chance. You’re not a very resourceful or capable group of people. Thats why everywhere you go - the usa - your homw countries - europe- youve all accomplished so little and are generally not even capable of meeting ur own basic needs. But as we’ve both agreed - we will see. A piece of sage advise however, enjoy it while it lasts.

[@victoriaann9156]

@Abdul Moham i do think you’re from the middle east. And i think in some number of years you’ll be returning to the middle east to live out your old age

[@ilokivi]

This policy is not one of dispersal, but of dumping in places deprived by the very policies applied by the same people who came up with this idea in the first place. "Asylum seekers in the south east? Not in my second home." Influence people into voting against their own interests, and then tighten the screw to find out what can be got away with. Intolerance, ignorance, arrogance and dogma denying rationality.

[@goforgold7082]

So I have a good track record. I worked for a company for 20 years, I have no criminal record, I have my own business which I ran for the past 20 years. I can speak 2 languages fluently of which one is English. I respect the European and British culture. YET it is virtually impossible for me to emigrate to England or Europe, even though my country's government is extremely hateful against my nation and makes regular threats against us, even to expropiate our assets without compensation for which they are currently passing a law. Yet thousands of so called " refugees" flood England and Europe, people who actually hates Western culture. It blows my mind

[@SeaJayBelfast]

Exactly. I don't know where you're from but you sound exactly like the kind of person we want and love to have here.

[@goforgold7082]

@@SeaJayBelfast I am from that country way at the bottom of Africa. And live in the most beautiful city on the planet at the most southern tip of Africa

[@SeaJayBelfast]

@@goforgold7082 SA? I lived for a couple years in Durban. Probably the most beautiful country I've seen but so many problems.

[@goforgold7082]

@@SeaJayBelfast yes, all the problems are basically man made. I think the heat in Durban wont agree with me

[@starofdavid9919]

A person like yourself would be an asset to any country, you have every right to feel angry.

[@barnabydinosaurroadsafetyp3457]

YOU WILL (NOT) BELIEVE THIS - did a quick check youtube has videos on what countries in Europe are the best to claim asylum - not a joke hints and tips on - what to say who to speak to and what not to say ... Germany getting tougher, Spain is immigrant friendly, apparently. ''''As a human you have special right'''' direct quote - not a joke for real. Hope the Secretary of State watches this .... doubt it.

[@barbaragouin7232]

They also get more help,in those countries

[@rosemarysandcastle]

*ungrateful trespassers

[@stevedelahunty3859]

Shouldn't have gone to Afghanistan Shouldn't have gone to Iraq Shouldn't have support Syrian rebels Shouldn't have overthrew Gadaffi Now it's an utter mess!

[@ANTIAROUBIANTIAROUBI]

that tony blair who distroyed iraq

[@annonymouse2853]

Steve Delahunty and now you know exactly why Bush and Blair did it.

[@mariea82]

In all the hotels

[@cuteanimalsvideos6961]

I want to ask where did asylum seeker live in Canada I mean does government provide them house ?

[@factorylad5071]

The health service Trust who are mostly foreigners themselves are trying to remove me from my house on trumped up mental health accusations. Lol.

[@kevwalker5714]

Wtf how do they start that off

[@Wodens-Wolf]

The answer is "unfortunately still in Britain". Send them all back.

[@airzulu2733]

Hotel motel Holiday inn . Tbe guy in the film saying the EU have been good to Barnsley I bloody bet they have their using brititish taxpayers money .

[@jameslatimer1432]

Are you ok first words out of the police mouth but if your British they shout at you

[@starofdavid9919]

French police wouldn't be so obliging.

[@leeelnaugh1652]

Out of sight for now and then leaked into black market

[@fubar.1]

There is alot more than see said.

[@osmanmadani1886]

There is a very important question, why migrants try their hard to come to the UK crossing all the way in difficult situations. Some of them stayed for years in German, France, Belgium etc.refused to apply for asylum in those countries, because they were targeting the UK. I would say historically they have some kind of connection with UK.. It is very obvious people who were conolised by British culturally they are strongly fascinated by Britich, not all the things done by conolisation were bad. In many cases Britain built good democratic constitutions which later were spoiled by the national rulers of those countries. Compering what I have mentioned against the French colonisation which destroyed everything and practiced very rude and bad discrimination against them as well founded aggressive dictatorships which still have been torturing its own people in many African countries. So I understand why most of the migrants why try to do their best to reach UK. Migrants issue needs international collaboration to raise awareness that UK is not the land of dreams as well hard work is needed to support poor countries with many schemes and projects to enhance their living conditions in their countries. For sure the priority should be directed to create good political constitutions, otherwise migrants will never stop.

[@barbaragouin7232]

Perhaps by chance they actually speak English

[@DisobedientSpaceWhale]

Interesting point and the comparison with the way France acted colonially is very relevant

[@sharp14x]

Underground, let's hope.

[@JBrooks0043]

This didn't age well

[@merked1980]

i read that in some wards in Barnsley, people have to basically run their own neighbourhoods as the council cuts have been so bad but have enough money for a refugee council? Even as a staunch left-winger, i can see why the more ill educated among you might be annoyed by this...

[@annonymouse2853]

A definitve Rant so what you are saying or insinuating is if you not a Leftie you are ill educated. Try pulling your head out of your bottom.

[@notnotness4765]

Arguably, in better conditions than many british people. 8000 rough sleepers in england alone.

[@YorickReturns]

Calm down, socialist.

[@notnotness4765]

Just seems, if we cant house and clothe british people, why are we letting these economic migrants in? And they are migrants, not refugees, as set out in the geneva convention.

[@notnotness4765]

Just seems, if we cant house and clothe british people, why are we letting these economic migrants in? And they are migrants, not refugees, as set out in the geneva convention.

[@YorickReturns]

I don't give a damn about the homeless, whether they are British or foreign.

[@benoliviercambier5829]

@@YorickReturns well said

[@jacquelineithell307]

PUT IT THIS WAY THEY ARE NOT LIVING LIKE SOME BRITISH CITIZENS IE THE STREETS OR B/B SIMPLE JACKIE

[@DameEdna42]

Some hotels are making a fortune out of this.

[@stocko5448]

i think they are all living at gary linekars house!

[@fredrickaappletree3402]

Sadly no but yes a good idea

[@starofdavid9919]

Haha

[@sayfami3927]

Brilliant Insight! A Statement From The Community Indeed 🤗🤔

[@mrtoptenatten]

It's like importing cancer

[@williamreilly5077]

@@mrtoptenatten spot on mate

[@beatleme2]

dumped in the poor parts - hoping the poor or uneducated with good jobs will fight with them... and they have the pity party on the news as hate crimes, etc - literally forcing crimes = $$$ tho ..doctors lawyers hospitals etc..that is what its about ...Chaos and crime = $$$ ...either way, the ones who beg to help them live far away from them ..Karma will win, the lord is still in Control - prayers to England from SC USA

[@dl-yj2sv]

The people of Great Britain are awesome 😘that's why everyone to try cross the border

[@ellismeah5127]

Try the hilton hotel chain

[@mrtoptenatten]

Not WANTED.....NOT NEEDED

[@steveyoungwork]

Why don't asylum seekers in a neighbouring safe country?

[@mrtoptenatten]

MESSAGE TO THE UK GOVERNMENT......STOP I REPEAT STOP SPENDING OUR TAX MONEY ON FOREIGN & BLACK REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS........OUR TAX ££££££.......OUR RIGHTS......

[@bettymayrobertsgeorge1991]

Did they pay you to be this stupid or did you inherit the trait. Did you get past primary school at all. You racist troll

[@thescrutineer7022]

@@bettymayrobertsgeorge1991 I do not wish for workers taxes to be spent in this way either. It is unfair to fund every Tom, Dick and Harry that choose to arrive here. Our taxes should be spent on our citizens, improving public areas and facilities. So is the whole of Australia racist as they wouldn't do this? I think we have accepted immigrants in their thousands, fed, clothed and homed them and their family's. Enough is enough.

[@iguanna41]

We have loads of small inhabited islands off the coast of Scotland can we not just put them there and give them a tent.

[@rboddington]

Does anyone in the UK own a car other than a small hatchback?

[@manofweed1]

Have you seen our roads ?

[@rboddington]

@@manofweed1 I'm from there, and yes they are bad and narrow. What a UK citizen calls a two lane road, a Canadian calls half of one lane.

[@rjn91]

who said the uk was only for brits?

[@BANANZA-yn4fx]

history

[@halalchickenburger]

America xd

[@servantoftheservant5022]

You supported sanctions against south africa

[@happyfeet4506]

In hotels houses flats. Our veterans are living in cardboard boxes on the street. Our people dying on the steets & these people living the high life

[@marciajames1176]

You mean economic magererts

[@milo2324]

Today is: 12/12/2021 and well done to the Government! Teen with eating disorder faces second Christmas in hospital 50 miles from home due to lack of beds in Leeds | Yorkshire Evening Post

[@martinpye549]

There's plenty of them here in Stoke. Were full here. It's a sick joke.

[@peterdudgon3830]

no free houses no dole make it hard for them they wont come

[@barbaragouin7232]

They do NOT get dole because you have to be fit to work and asylum seekers are not allowed to work and are put in old Army Barracks deemed unfit for human habitation

[@peterdudgon3830]

they get 40 quid week a mobile phone they would get a lift back to france if i had my way