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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From a PP’s comment about the UK importing workers from Sudan, it’s clear some people just don’t understand the difference between refugees and asylum seekers and immigrants.

A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her home because of war, violence or persecution. An asylum seeker is someone who is seeking international protection from dangers in his or her home country, but whose claim for refugee status hasn’t been determined legally.

The UK isn’t out recruiting workers in Sudan. Most Sudanese are refugees or asylum seekers. They are not assessed on whether they speak English and have work qualifications. [/quote]

Wouldn’t it make more sense to support them in Africa?  Why have them come to one of the most expensive housing markets in the world?[/quote]

Yes. It makes a lot of sense to support them in Africa. In reality that is where most Sudanese refugees are. There are 1.3 million in Chad alone, which itself is a poor country. The UN supports the refugees and it is much cheaper but I suppose there are limits to how many can be absorbed. If  people are approved as refugees by the UN, they can apply for resettlement in other countries. That can take decades if it happens at all. If things settle down then most will return home.

In reality, most refugees end up in neighbouring countries. For example, there are 5 million refugees in the Middle East including 3 million in Turkey. I think many people don’t realise this.[/quote]

* 5 million Syrian refugees [/quote]

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