For many reasons I have let this blog go quiet for a few weeks, apologies, but I should be back on track soon. This issue that has really pulled me out the slump though is that about immigration currently going on. I'll try to keep this succinct, and not a massive rant about every little thing related to this topic.
Firstly, immigrants and refugees are completely different. Secondly, even though people bitch about immigrants, they actually brought more into the British economy than they have taken out, and they do jobs that born and bred Brits are to idle to do in some cases. Thirdly, if you don't like people feeling it is necessary to come to Britain for a better life, attack your politicians and vote against those with policies that promote the inequality across the world.
Considering the West holds at least some responsibility when it comes to the wars, and problems across the Middle East, I find it disgustingly astounding that at any point the likes of David Cameron could refuse helping the refugees. He finally has bowed to public pressure, and has said Britain will fill it's moral responsibilities (http://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2015/sep/03/tory-mps-join-call-for-cameron-to-agree-to-britain-taking-more-refugees-politics-live), he should never have suggested otherwise. Then again this is the man who talked about leaving the human rights act...
I know that it can be argued that the resources in Europe are somewhat stretched, but we have resources that the majority of these refugees have only ever been able to dream of. As a believer of treating others how you wanted to be treated, even on only that level, I really can't fathom why countries are blocking off their borders. However, today my home city of Liverpool for example, has said it will provide safety and security for 100 Syrian refugees, and as I said David Cameron has bowed to public pressure, all this points to the fact that every little helps. We have to keep trying.
This blog began when I travelled to Texas to study abroad, that's the kind of way we should be seeing the world, a three year old child should not be forced to leave his home because of war, and then drown along the way.
No human is illegal.
No human is worthless.
Firstly, immigrants and refugees are completely different. Secondly, even though people bitch about immigrants, they actually brought more into the British economy than they have taken out, and they do jobs that born and bred Brits are to idle to do in some cases. Thirdly, if you don't like people feeling it is necessary to come to Britain for a better life, attack your politicians and vote against those with policies that promote the inequality across the world.
Considering the West holds at least some responsibility when it comes to the wars, and problems across the Middle East, I find it disgustingly astounding that at any point the likes of David Cameron could refuse helping the refugees. He finally has bowed to public pressure, and has said Britain will fill it's moral responsibilities (http://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2015/sep/03/tory-mps-join-call-for-cameron-to-agree-to-britain-taking-more-refugees-politics-live), he should never have suggested otherwise. Then again this is the man who talked about leaving the human rights act...
I know that it can be argued that the resources in Europe are somewhat stretched, but we have resources that the majority of these refugees have only ever been able to dream of. As a believer of treating others how you wanted to be treated, even on only that level, I really can't fathom why countries are blocking off their borders. However, today my home city of Liverpool for example, has said it will provide safety and security for 100 Syrian refugees, and as I said David Cameron has bowed to public pressure, all this points to the fact that every little helps. We have to keep trying.
This blog began when I travelled to Texas to study abroad, that's the kind of way we should be seeing the world, a three year old child should not be forced to leave his home because of war, and then drown along the way.
No human is illegal.
No human is worthless.
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