Quote Originally Posted by poop
Of course Germany took 1 meeelion Syrian refugees (or "economic migrants" or w/e) a few years ago. Obviously their society is on the brink of collapse now.
Well, the German economy is in trouble, but I'm not going to sit here and claim that it's because of one million Syrians. I will say though that Syrian citizens are a lot more educated and productive than Somalians.

The German economy is in deep trouble right now, not least because they rely so much on Russia for their gas. That's why Germany were dragging their feet with regards helping Ukraine.

The thing about economic migrants is if they're young and healthy enough to cross a body of water in a dinghy, they might be the kind of people who are willing to work hard and help prop up a country with an ageing demographic.
Imagine thinking this. We're talking about people who will seek illegal ways to enter a country. We're also talking about a lot of men who have abandoned their family and their country in a war zone. I'd say they're more likely to be criminals than hard workers.

Also, you're assuming here that the people coming to the UK on dinghies are aware of the danger they're putting themselves in. A great many of them are not. People traffickers are exploiting them and putting them at serious risk of harm, for profit. By letting people arrive in the country in this way, you are helping to support illegal and dangerous people trafficking. The people running these criminal ventures are mafia level criminals. They pay off corrupt politicians and judges, and influence policy. And you're outraged at the people who want immigration to be under control, rather than the people who are making this happen in the first place.