Friday, June 26, 2015

EU immigration

Back in April, I posted here regarding the problem that the European Union was facing with migrants and boat people.

I can accept that political leaders haven't had time to read my blog, which carries the only realistic solution to the problem but surely some of them have the wit and wisdom to come-up with the answers?

No, instead, they are now proposing to deal with the result of the problem and not the cause.

The 'result of the problem' is illegal immigrants landing in Italy and Greece, ether via rickety unseaworthy boats or by being rescued and delivered by EU government rescue vessels.  The solution now put forward is to relocate these people throughout the EU.  There will, we are told, be no quotas.  So, given the largely self-inflicted economic malaise that is afflicting much of the EU, why would any country accept these people?

More importantly, how does that stop the flood of migrants, continuing?

Most of these people are economic migrants - certainly, I would suggest, most of those coming via Libya, so why would they stop?  The drivers that push them to risk their lives and life-savings on a gamble of a better life in the EU, are not going away and these people can see that if they can just get onto a boat and get into the vicinity of an Italian, Greek or other EU vessel, then they will achieve their goal.

The only real solution remains the same.  These migrants must be sent back to their 'jump-off' point in Libya or Turkey and deposited there.  To do anything other than this is completely imbecilic. Someone (Einstein? Churchill?) once said that madness is to do the same thing time after time after time and expect different results.  We really need to close Europe's borders.  And to do so now.  We need to push these people and the problem they are causing, back to where they come from.  Europe, and that really means the UK, Germany and France, simply cannot absorb the levels of immigration that are currently being seen.  That isn't racism, that is economic reality.  British politicians were pilloried, in the past, for talking of being 'swamped' by immigrants.  This though is the truth in certain areas.  taking the UK as an example, there are areas which simply cannot cope with the overwhelming numbers that are now arriving.  Health services, schools, etc., are buckling under the strain, housing too.  And this will lead to racial strife as these immigrants, who have never contributed to the state coffers, make all sorts of claims on their new 'home country'.

Staying with the UK, we are allowing the natural defence that an island nation enjoys, being surrounded by water, to be overcome because we  are pussy-footing around with illegal immigrants and allow them to be aided and abetted by the UK legal system and so called Human Rights legislation and EU policies.  If, as said, David Cameron, wants a Yes vote for continued membership of the EU, in the referendum, then the border needs to be secured and secured now.

  • Deploy troops at the ferry terminals and send these people back on the next ferry or train.  
  • Deny them, all of them, any right of appeal - they are illegal, they should have no rights since they have forfeited those rights by virtue of their illegal act - entering the UK, illegally! 
  • For those currently within the UK, who are awaiting deportation, speed-up the process - appeals heard in days not months or years - have the immigration tribunals work around the clock.  
  • Remove from all illegal immigrants, including those awaiting deportation, any access to benefits.  That's welfare benefits, housing, schooling - all benefits.  Simply imprison/inter them and then expedite the deportation process.
  • Put pressure on France to remove the immigrant camps, which are used as staging posts.  What pressure?  Well how about pulling over all French registered trucks that enter the UK and conducting a full search of these vehicles.  Full as in unloading all pallets and goods, at the port, and inspecting these.  Right now, France doesn't feel any pain from these illegal immigrant camps - let their exporters feel some and they can talk to their government.
  • For all of these, simply ignore any whingeing and whining from our EU partners or the fools in the European courts of 'justice'.  


Right now, this immigration issue, which is not incorrectly called an invasion, must be tackled both for the EU and for the UK.  This can simply cannot be kicked down the road.

Some will see this post as racist.  They are wrong.  It is racist to allow people to come to the EU and think that they will have a better life, at the expense of the indigenous population.



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