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161,000 signed UK Parliament petition - Accept more asylum seekers!
Accept more asylum seekers.
There is a global refugee crisis. The UK is not offering proportional asylum in comparison with European counterparts. We can't allow refugees who have risked their lives to escape horrendous conflict and violence to be left living in dire, unsafe and inhumane conditions in Europe. We must help.
Sign: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/105991
Parliament will now at least very likely debate it. Perhaps David Cameron might grow a heart by then.
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I imagine The Sun calling the PM a disgrace kick started the backlash against him. The media has too much influence in this country but at least this time its working for the greater good of decent humanity.
Its only been up a few hours. Give it a couple of days then see the number!
It will still be very much less than the number who didn't sign it.
Does it? I can't see why, unless you make the mistaken assumption that anyone who doesn't bother to sign a petition (or is completely unaware of it) must disagree with it. It's pretty warped logic IMHO.
Or are they just happy for them to be housed on a poor council estate - so they can feel superior while not being personally affected?
You want them you house them?
The fact is while 161,000 people have signed it that gives you no evidence as to what the rest of the population thinks and therefore the logic of doing anything based on it is very warped indeed.
And why?
Because they want money and won't get it in hungry! You'd think they'd be happy because their safe! Obviously not!
They want to pick and choose where to go .
They a proberbly not who they claim to be either, hence the reluctance of giving out information
You left out getting a selfie done with an asylum seeker.
The "logic" of such a petition is simply to have it discussed in Parliament. That seems quite reasonable, considering the amount of interest shown.
So if Britain was in a state of civil war and you were facing death, you would not try crossing the English channel to France. You would tell the French government, thanks for helping the British rebels by using NATO to bomb my town. But I will stay with my friends and family to die on the streets of Britain. Sure you will. Fine. Good luck with that.
Probably if there was a petition many more would sign for not letting more in.
France yes. Because i would be safe. I wouldn't refuse Frances help, or refuse to register and i wouldn't travel halfway cross the world to the furthest reaches of Europe for handouts.
It may seem quite reasonable to you and me, but there's no reasoning with some folks.
That's like saying that if you want a new hospital or bypass in your area, you should be prepared to help build it or fund it yourself. It's nonsense. People who push for extra government expenditure on something should of course be prepared to pay higher taxes as a result, but that's as far as it should go - they don't have to be personally involved.
Doesn't look like it but would sign one if it were started.
I know, it however doesn't change what I said about its validity in terms of what the general populace thinks but it seems some people appear to think as 161,000 signed it then something must be done about it.
Exactly .
They would have to be housed meaning thousands of our own would then go backwards on the housing waiting list.
160,000 What about the millions who don't want them here.
I do feel sorry for the children but it was their parents who put them in this situation .
I noticed in the news reports that the vast majority of those fleeing are men on their own .
Why didn't they stay and fight against their oppressors .
If we are to sort this out then the EU should come together and take the fight to those causing the problem after all it was we who started this problem by going against a country again to change its leader.