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They have qualities of hope, courage and resilience - the sort of qualities which we admired in ourselves once upon a time.
Well said mate 👏👏👏
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Funny you mention the type of people who arrive by boat (formerly under lorries). They’ve without exception experienced an incredibly harrowing journey. They’ve often been supported by their home community as the brightest and best hope of getting established somewhere else. I’ve worked on and off with them since little Alan Kurdi was washed up on a beach in 2015. I am constantly amazed at the difference between how they are portrayed and how they are. They’re always eager to work, and to make a difference to the communities they find themselves in.
Right now I’m sitting out a dance at the wedding of a Syrian boy who arrived here as a frightened young lad 8 years ago. I’ve seen how he’s got an education and a career and now is about to start a family.
In addition we have close on 1 million job vacancies and the demand for workers is projected to rise sharply. Why don’t we settle asylum claims quickly, allow people in the asylum system to work while their claims are being validated and return those who are obviously not refugees?
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Much justifiable anger directed towards the Tories from contributors re the Rwanda plan. Performative cruelty directed at the most wretched and unfortunate of individuals. I often think that these people who attempt a perilous journey across the Channel after surviving lord knows what in order to arrive in Calais, well maybe they are the kind of people you might want in your country? They have qualities of hope, courage and resilience - the sort of qualities which we admired in ourselves once upon a time. Maybe these are the kind of people whose contribution we need?
As always with the Tory party - they aim low and miss!