500,000 This Year So Far, And So They Keep Coming.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3259451/84-African-migrants-including-two-pregnant-women-baby-rescued-Spain-s-coast-boatloads-land-Greece-s-shores.html

103 from Morocco, when was Morocco at war?

[Gromit]

People don't just flee war. They flee harsh conditions, climate issues and politic oppression.

Morocco face widespread protest during the Arab Spring of 2012.

https://moroccanfez.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/morocco-protest-2011-2-20-13-50-39.jpg

[Svejk]

The EU has included 'economic hardship' in it's criteria for asylum. So, that's anyone then.

[anotheoldgit]

Gromit

/// People don't just flee war. They flee harsh conditions, climate issues and politic oppression. ///

Climate issues, hey, you may have something there, let's do as the birds do, and all fly south for the winter, I wonder who will pull out all stops and welcome us with open arms?

[mushroom25]

//The EU has included 'economic hardship' in it's criteria for asylum.//

so, those on here who keep telling us that a proportion of the UK population are living in poverty, need food banks, etc etc etc: where do you suggest these people decamp to, to claim asylum?

[agchristie]

This is rapidly becoming Johnny Ball 'Think of a number'.....

[bazwillrun]

the Grauniad has just posted an article saying Germany expects up to 1.5 million "refugees" next year...haha, its an invasion,lets see how how they react...

theres going to be be big trouble in the eussr...not if but when...