A fool and his money..... Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 So with around 50 Ukrainian refugees successfully welcomed to the island, and with government's recently publicised ambition to increase our working age population by around 15K, surely the time is right to revisit our decision on the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis. Discuss. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Johnson Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 5 minutes ago, A fool and his money..... said: So with around 50 Ukrainian refugees successfully welcomed to the island, and with government's recently publicised ambition to increase our working age population by around 15K, surely the time is right to revisit our decision on the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis. Discuss. It's not gonna happen Ukrainian people look like us, Syrian people don't. Flame me but that is the problem............ 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) Lots of angles on all this. Its a minefield . I think the Ukrainians are like the Polish and will ultimately go back home. Not sure the Syrians would. Culturally it would be a big problem too. Edited October 11, 2022 by Numbnuts 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxfisherman Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Could take in some Russian men, seeing as fleeing from conscription for an illegal war makes you a legitimate refugee. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxfisherman Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Or a traitorous coward, depending on you point of view. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 I can safely say we are not taking in any Russians for whatever reason. Not a chance . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 I think it's a real shame that as an island, our humanity seems to be limited to the "right" kind of humans. 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 37 minutes ago, Numbnuts said: I can safely say we are not taking in any Russians for whatever reason. Not a chance . “We” as an island or “we” as in your household? I would have no issue with seeing people fleeing Russia being accommodated here and offered work (or Ukraine, or Syria, or indeed anywhere else as long as the right support systems were in place for them) We have had a couplE of Ukrainian’s at work for a few months and they are making amazing efforts to improve their language and other skills, are honest, reliable and great workers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 49 minutes ago, Numbnuts said: Lots of angles on all this. Its a minefield . I think the Ukrainians are like the Polish and will ultimately go back home. Not sure the Syrians would. Culturally it would be a big problem too. Are the 15K people of working age we're throwing money at attracting going to go home? British immigration to the island has had a far greater cultural effect on this island for decades than 50 Syrians ever would. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, Asthehills said: “We” as an island or “we” as in your household? I would have no issue with seeing people fleeing Russia being accommodated here and offered work (or Ukraine, or Syria, or indeed anywhere else as long as the right support systems were in place for them) We have had a couplE of Ukrainian’s at work for a few months and they are making amazing efforts to improve their language and other skills, are honest, reliable and great workers. Absolutely. As are a vast majority of people from any part of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 It's 5000 economically active. The remaining 15,000 are family and not anticipated to be economically active Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Boris Johnson said: It's not gonna happen Ukrainian people look like us, Syrian people don't. Flame me but that is the problem............ You really are on one tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Asthehills said: “We” as an island or “we” as in your household? I would have no issue with seeing people fleeing Russia being accommodated here and offered work (or Ukraine, or Syria, or indeed anywhere else as long as the right support systems were in place for them) We have had a couplE of Ukrainian’s at work for a few months and they are making amazing efforts to improve their language and other skills, are honest, reliable and great workers. My comment was based on how it is , not what my feelings on the matter. Russians have had basically their money frozen and there's not a chance they would get a visa to travel to the UK in the current circumstances. I am pretty sure that Ukrainians or Syrians could offer loads to our population . I think its probably easier for Ukrainians as culturally its closer to us . If I still employed people I would have no hesitation giving a Ukranian a opening. And for the record wouldnt be adverse either to fleeing Russians coming here. I just think it cant happen due to the reasons mentioned above. Edited October 12, 2022 by Numbnuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingfemme Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Perhapsthey should be looking for half a dozen Syrian doctors and dentists…………. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moghrey Mie Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Other countries need their own doctors and dentists. We should be training and employing our own in the UK. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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