Is the Migration Crisis Killing the European Dream?

How is Europe solving this problem? By accepting migrants as asylum seekers? Well, that I think is having just the opposite effect. Instead helping this people fight for their rights in their own countries we help them run away from it...leaving a dictatorship behind, a place that will become only worse in time. The whole idea of asylum is not making any sense. It only helps the ones who run, leaving the others behind in an even bigger mess. It makes it easier for the radicals/terrorists and it actually encourages them. Thus the terrorism/radical Islam etc. will only spread. The only people who can raise against terrorism are the ones who live there, not the US army not the Russian army not any other army from outside.... So instead of encouraging these people to run away from their own problems and homes...why not help them fight for what they believe in and support them in their own countries?

We are sleepwalking into disaster. When we look back in years to come, the question will be, 'How could Europe have been so stupid to give away all that our forefathers fought and died for?' Excellent article by Douglas Murray.

Prof. Collier's idea to encourage work-haven centers in refugee country of origin or nearest more stable country is excellent. This allows the refugees to stay in their own language & cultural area. It also discourages the use of Muslim/Radical Islamic/Muslimized refugees to run a civilization-destabilizing civilian Jihad invasion of Europe.

How do you win the war against the West? Not with nuclear weapons, by invading the West with Muslims and taking over, like right now, sending hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants LEGALLY in Europe by creating chaos, and having 'migrants' enter legally in Europe without checking who they are, like the Cubans in the U.S. who sent 100s of criminals. Including in those migrants 1000s of future jihadists, just waiting for the right time to show who they are. Figure for the next 40 years shows that most of European countries will have a majority of Muslims. That's how you win the war!

From what I have seen lately -- 400,000 people signed a petition in the UK to allow more refugees to allow the migrants to come and send money and help to Calais along with the outpouring of support from Germany and people around the world pushing their Governments to take more...it seems that the vocal majority are winning this one. The rest of us should lay down and accept Islam.

Unless Europe stops this invasion by illegal migrants, Europe is finished. There will be a Muslim majority in fairly short order and, when that happens, European political and legal institutions will be remade to conform to Islamic law. European culture will be replaced by Islamic culture. Sharia law will be introduced and Europeans will be given the three choices Islamic conquerors have always offered: convert to Islam, pay the jizya and accept second class status under Islamic rule, or die.

What a shameful end to a once great continent.

Even Gatestone ignores the profound problem with the displaced. They are almost all Muslim. They bring a different world view and culture that inhibits their nominal aspirations. Those who have migrated in the past too often want the life of Europeans, while trying simultaneously to continue the life patterns of the places and religious practices of the places they are desperate to leave. Simply put, they do not want to assimilate, to change, while seeking the opportunities and life of Europeans. Europe started Christian, and is now effectively secular. This life is not a fit for the immigrants; and their numbers raise the question of which culture will prevail.

Some time ago, a religious leader enjoined the U.S. not to close the door to immigrants. It might be suggested that when he leaves the door to his apartment and church open at night, the U.S. might do the same. It might also be pointed out that the U.S. spends trillions of taxpayer dollars to help the poor -- from all over the world. (Not to mention wars). Perhaps that might be why so many millions come here every year. The question is, how much can the U.S. afford? Obama predicted that the U.S. will be "fundamentally changed." And it is. It might not be recognizable in a few more years. Pity. So many died to keep it.

Leaving comparative safety of a refugee camp to embark upon a perilous journey is foolish if you cannot swim and have no life jacket. It seems we are witnessing a Hijrah, as the ratio between families and young men of military age seems to be 100:1?

It seems to me the only viable solution to the swamping of Europe by refugees is by eliminating the forces that drive them. Da"ish needs to be terminated. It will not be terminated by forces from outside the area, as there is no profit for them in the cause. Therefore the task is to create local ability to raise an army able to defeat Da"ish. For that one needs people. A reservoir of people already exists and can be made greater, of Syrians in Jordan. These people can be organized but need to make a living in the meantime. Professor Paul Collier has the correct approach, but it takes time to create such economic enterprises. People also need to eat, therefore agricultural projects utilizing minimal water could be put in place. Israel's trickle irrigation systems, hothouses and aquaculture, all can help. But it takes time, and money, and management, and political will. The latter three can be provided by the EU. In time so can the organization of the military force destined to vanquish Da"ish. If Jordan is willing to accept the task, then Jordan's military can be expanded using the expat Syrians and provide the military management. Sa'udi money and equipment would provide the iron. The training and buildup periods would coincide with the economic buildup period so time loss would be minimal. After defeat of Da"ish the developed land would continue to be used whether by remaining Syrians or Jordanians or Palestinians. The Syrians would repatriate, and Syrians in Europe and elsewhere assisted to return home. There is another facet: the ideological drive that created Da"ish must undergo real change, if quietly. Islam must be restructured to internalize Jihad and redefine it as being a war against backwardness, of self correction towards modernity. Leadership role could be by the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, whose leaders have already talked of just such a project. I wish them luck! The ball on the chain is Wahhabism, which is the mainstay cultural bedrock of the Sa'udi monarchy. That too must undergo modernization and lose its militant expansionism. It actually can be harnessed to define the Da"ish brand of Islam as being Kaffir (followers of false gods).
All this can be done - but as everything else in human affairs, it will take leadership, time, money, political will, all elements in very short supply.

European countries are being inundated with Muslim migrants, threatening the politicians' dream of a united Europe. "...the question of "what to do" remains politically toxic for any mainstream Western European politicians." If they continue doing nothing to stop the flood, they won't have to worry about it, they will no longer be part of a "mainstream" party, or in office. I doubt it would be "toxic" with the people if they started deporting the migrants.

The people of Europe have been showing signs of dissatisfaction with the EU for some time, and increasingly so. Not a majority - yet. The migrant problem might be the event which pushes the people to end the EU in all but name.

Mass, uncontrolled, migration to Europe is a disaster for everyone concerned. I am convinced that most Europeans never wanted migration in the first place and are horrified at the DEMAND now being made by so many "refugees" to be housed, fed, schooled and otherwise cared for by the European taxpayer. However, a few liberal voices screaming "Racist! Xenophobe!" soon closes down mild dissent let alone sensible conversation about the issue.

But the flip side of this is that it cannot be sensible to allow countries to tear themselves apart and simply soak up the displaced population. If self-determination means anything it surely means dealing with your own problems and not expecting someone else (the "imperialist" "racist" West) to do that for you. And to denude countries of (so we are told) their brightest, best and most dynamic, is a long-term disaster for the countries so deskilled and an exercise in European colonialism. But in the Alice in Wonderland world that the liberal West now inhabits, even that contradiction can be laid at the door of those nasty conservative racists with no compassion.

Ultimately, the only thing that most liberals are interested in is making themselves feel good, not with actually improving the situation. Which is why, over the next few years, we can expect MILLIONS to be granted "refuge" in Europe.

According to mainstream media reports, there may be a refugee problem. According to relatively sane observers, there's a bloody refugee crisis. Many Gatestone posts, over several years, have identified an increasingly out of control, grossly inadequate, badly flawed European immigration system.

If meaningful immigration controls are not put in place now, in the next few weeks, Europe may no longer be recognizable to our grandchildren.

You mean the European dream of sliding into the Communist/Socialist black hole?

Looking at the chaos in Hungary, France, Germany and how quickly the "refugees" become violent if thwarted, it occurred to me, and I'm convinced it is true, that we are now witnessing the destruction of Europe and with it Britain. It should have been obvious that countries without borders would be invaded at the first serious crisis that came along, only the E.U numbskulls couldn't see it coming, or didn't want to.

Europe cannot take a large percentage of the Middle East and parts of Africa and still expect to survive and thrive. The infrastructure cannot take the burden, the economies cannot accommodate it, most importantly the people of Europe and Britain do not want it.

The arrogance of Angela Merkel and other E.U "leaders" was demonstrated recently when, knowing that the people of Britain have made it clear that they want immigration severely reduced, she made it clear to David Cameron that SHE wanted Britain to take more. Merkel speaks, Cameron obeys; now he is preparing to accept tens of thousands of "refugees" into Britain.

Europe is being subjected to emotional blackmail by the hordes of invading migrants. But what is the only way to deal with blackmail? Refuse to do what the blackmailer demands. By giving in and allowing who knows how many of these people into Europe, including Britain, the hopeless politicians are just encouraging more to come, then more, then more. The whole situation has been handled with utter incompetence, it is hard to imagine what the European politicians thought would be the outcome of this massive upheaval; wasn't it obvious?

This should be a time for thinking with one's brain, not letting over-wrought emotion dictate actions that will obviously prove to be disastrous for the peoples of Europe.

Europe including Britain will rue the day this state of affairs was allowed to develop; no one knows who is entering the European "borders"; how many terrorists are lurking in the midst of these masses of migrants? It looks like we in Europe and Britain are going to find out the hard way.

All these "refugees" have proved one thing. They do not care about any laws, not only are they willing to break them, they are using force to do so, Those of their breed that were let in previously are now burning cars every night. Those wailing politicians who are all for letting them in to replace our aging workers should take a good look at what they propose to replace them with.

These people have learned one thing. Threaten violence and the political class caves in. They are therefore a danger to the peace and stability of Europe.

The picture of that little boy laying dead on that beach in Turkey is heart wrenching, and I see that millions of people are shocked by that. I have a picture on my fridge of a little Jewish girl partly hanging on the side of a bus in Jerusalem killed by terrorists who blew up that bus. Unfortunately, I never heard anybody complaining about it. Where is the Justice?

Some European countries are afraid, and who can blame them. Some of those immigrants from Arab countries will become religious and won't integrate with the rest of the population like they have done in past and become like a state within a state. Why don't some of those Arab countries who complain the most how Arabs are treated by Europeans take some of those immigrants? I am sure that Saudi Arabia and some other Middle East countries have space to take in a few hundred thousand like the UN is asking the EU to take them, and eventually undermine them!

This article is a refreshingly accurate realistic appraisal of the issues at hand and inadequate responses that have been ongoing, plus more surprisingly with the obvious urgency no better resolutions being developed.

There are a couple of realities that don't get publicly dealt with in the current climate of political correctness with it's pseudo compassion.

That many of these refugees seeking the promised lands of Western EU destinations are going to start poor, low benefits, limited dwelling options, not able to speak the language or have the skills to be employed. There will be too many arriving to be able to provide the more intensive transitional supports or even level of benefits as before.That's bar an estimated 14% or so educated Syrians, who's qualifications aren't recognised and even they will have languages to master, but have a basis for a chance again.

There is no better way to become depressed than remaining at the bottom of the heap in a country of a very different mindset, values, and where many others are relatively affluent. Then add where your older children struggle via missed school, trauma, language and cultural confusion.

Do any dare acknowledge life in those circumstances, especially for young single males with thwarted desires for having more economical means may often resort to crime. Likewise even women will so succumb.

There is the good news and bad news. There are a proportion who won't get depressed. Problem is that these are the ones entering expecting to participate in illegal means of making money.

Does anyone dare admit that via media, social internet pages, a fair proportion of the public are swayed as if the migrant tragedy were a simple reality show, thus swayed into voicing temporary unthought out sympathy, petitioning, even ready to home a refo, just like shelter puppy. Then later want to dump them, when like the puppy it craps in their place and just impacts on them realistically.

There are increasingly more, as mentioned in this article who grasp for themselves personally the undesired impact of increasing numbers of such different cultural based refugees in their midst. When their governments can't come up with clearly defined well thought out methods of acquiring, dealing, providing for and have proposed time spans for additional refugees, it really heightens concerns. These then can produce emotionally driven negative overtones and even culminate in vicious actions.

I agree so much with your paper. May I make two suggestions? First, that a team of experienced immigration lawyers should be assembled in the civil service without delay, to work out how a tiered system of residency could be operated and policed fairly. Second, that we accept we have, and do something about, a problem with the concept of "unaccompanied minors" entering this country. There is a world of difference between small children ( under 12 ) who are genuinely orphaned either before or during their journey here and who we must help no matter what, and strapping 17 year old testosterone fuelled chancers who say they want "to study" but in reality they may be petty (or worse) offenders who we simply do not want on our streets.

Why do politicians in those countries attack those who say "this is too much?" Do they have no national pride? Do they want their country to disappear from history? Migrants or whatever they are called are really nice....until they have near like numbers and then all the sudden they say "what are you doing here". That is what Germany, Britain; all of them face. They become just become another 3rd world nightmare where people who have done nothing to be citizens; all the sudden demand the indigenous to change their ways to fit there way. I never thought the Germans would commit national suicide.

Migrants from the Mideast and parts of Africa look toward to the EU because it is inherently weak. EU has had its adventure into the unification of Europe and legislated OUT individual national sovereignty for a mirage which they believed was perfection at the time.

In the EU nations' enthusiasm for "perfection," they overlooked how open EU would become to migrants swarming in from other than the EU in order to receive their shares of EU socialism.

Most of the migrants had no concept of living in non-Muslim countries, they really didn't care to know that in the end, they've been programmed by Islam to a degree that they couldn't assimilate, that even if a minimal assimilation was possible, Islam would follow them to incite them against the very governments that accepted them, and that the only Muslim solution would be not assimilation to Europe, but a creeping conquest of Europe.

In the interim, Europeans who did not have Islam's conquest motivations, were contented with a "live and let live" philosophy in their innocence. But, Islam, as usual, would decline such a benign philosophy for its conquest agenda as Muslim populations took off and were on the path of out-populating the Europeans who initially welcomed them. EU citizens felt sorry for these migrants, sympathized with the average Muslim's life under absolute rulers whose individual wealth and punishing laws by shariah have been the norm in most of the Mideast and Islamic parts of Africa for centuries, not years.

Europe must return itself to borders of national sovereignty, the longer it insists upon a union, such as it is, migrants from Islam will not be knocking on the EU door, they will be breaking that "door" down by force of their weight and numbers. On the other hand, the entire EU can insist upon its present structure and be another, much larger, Sweden.

Once again the sentimental PC brigade in our country misunderstands the problem. We see a swarm of mainly fit looking guys pouring into Hungary making demands from everyone. Their government are quite right to obey the rules. As for our politicians and gutter media calling him racist ! They are a Christian country and have seen the trouble Muslims have caused in Western Europe. David Cameron is right to give more help but to those who have not risked all to travel to Europe.

Thank you for dealing with the major question before blaming the Europeans for not readily accepting the overwhelming number of refugees/migrants: what can and will countries in the Middle East do to help the refugees have decent lives? Since Iran expects to receive billions of dollars in released funds, why can't they infuse substantial amounts into resettling Syrian and other refugees in the Middle East? Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states and others have vast coffers and generally sparse populations. Couldn't they also help their Muslim brothers?

There is also an urgent need to improve the process of sorting out genuine refugees from economic migrants.
What difference does it make. Either they are foreign invaders who must be repulsed, despite being unarmed (they will arms themselves later!!) or they are welcome on principle regardless of what they may do to you later. Those subtle distinctions of refugee versus economic are too moot to split hair about. Now if you care for your people and for the way of life you developed, repulse them. If not, pack your bags and go where they care enought to back their claims to life and liberty with the judicious use of lethal force.

Much of what is happening was forecast back in February 2011 by Behzad Yahmaian a professor at Ramapo College of New Jersey. He pointed to the 2003 agreement between Spain and Morocco and that between Italy and Libya signed in August 2008. These were designed to prevent illegal immigration, people and drug smuggling into Europe. The removal of Muammar Gaddafi was responsible for much of the increase in the numbers now intent on invading Europe. Still it all helps the elite of Europe in their quest to reduce the area to a state of no nations and on the way to a world government.

Where are the guns which are supposed to back up the fence? If there are no guns, why put up a fence? If Germany is willing and happy to take in her proteges, why delay them? Send them to germany as fast as they come, a sort of retribution for the millions they placed on the trains of death. While they are at it, can they please take Amin Al Hussayni's people too?

Those who seek aid may be political refugees who seek asylum, refugees from war zones and those who seek to better their income. All of these are called "migrants". Many, however, see them as infiltrators. What is the difference? Migrants are those who chose to come to USA and become Americans. Go through the "melting pot", learn the history, language, culture of the host society. Infiltrators have no such desire. They bring with them the mother country culture, language, religion (frequently Islam). They plan a metastatic colony that has no regards to the mother country. Muslim infiltrators in Austria demanded Halal food. Austria complied. Than they demanded a place of prayer, a mosque, a very humane demand, the cornerstone of the metastatic colony. These infiltrators did not have to fight. They got it all on a silver platter through a political correct societies, supported by Saudie or Iranian money, not to feed the poor infiltrators, but to protect them from transportation and secure their social rights gift of the host country. Radical Left join Muslim groups such as CAIR to artificially increase Muslim population which is one of the goals of president Obama.

Europe has got rid of 6 million Jews + many more millions killed in the war, now all these loses are to be replaced by Muslim colonists very few Christian refugees and if one notices on the News 85-90% single men. The next few years would develop into a toxic new mix. Europe has lost its guts to protect & control its borders. The chaotic waves upon wave make for a wonder how the tide can be put under some vestige of control. They never intend to go back. Life in Europe is peaceful ,easy, ultimately Muslims build Mosque the Imams preach the destruction of the benevolent
host. What future ???

How many migrants have been invited to settle in Saudi Arabia and Gulf States?

Europe has been very quick to don blinders to troubles -- they wore them as Adolph Hitler built his war machine, they wore them as he massacred the Jews and Gypsies, they've been wearing them again now as the Muslims decapitate Christians in Muslim lands but now they can't wear them because the problems they've ignored are invading their lands. The TV coverage shows healthy, strong, energetic invaders who will demand welfare and all sorts of privileges. What percent are simply seeking better economic opportunities as opposed to those seeking to save their lives is unknown. What percent of these refugees are hard-line Muslims who will want to overthrow the world of their hosts is unknown. Folks who wear blinders eventually find themselves in deep doo doo.

Dear Sir,

About the Muslims who are failing in their duties:

I remind you that Muslims are people who submit to Al Shari'iah, the Law of Allah, His Name be praised. This law dictates that Muslims in need must be supported by the Bayet Al-Mal, the Common Fund. If there is no Common Fund the needy must be supported by all the Muslims.
So what is needed is that Muslims start to obey Al Shari'iah.

The people who try to get into Europe are predominantly Muslim who should be looked after in safe Muslim area's in the Near East (Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf countries or in Northern Africa(Tunesia, Algeria, Morocco).

These people are a Muslim concern that has nothing to do with Europe.

Australia used to have a working border protection policy. A change of Government brought the same problem as Frau Merkel is causing by inviting them in which has killed thousands in the Indian Ocean and in the Mediterranean.

Our current government stopped the boats, returned them to their origin and those in camps cannot immigrate into Australia. Most have chosen to go back home.

When this policy was announced, the widespread opposition was shrill and said that it could not be done. Well it was not a problem in practice.
Since then Australia has arranged with other countries to take these economic uninvited illegal migrants back and that has been a success but is not finished.

To counter balance this tough policy Australia takes in more genuine refugees per head of population compared to any other country.
Even the opposion to our government is quiet on this issue today.

The question is where is the EU; are they just Muslim Dhimmis, people who submit to Muslim domination?

Kind regards,

Bart Benschop

The bulk of the 'refugees' emanate from the oil-rich Middle East. I have yet to see photos of the refugees clamouring to get into Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, etc. Perhaps it is time for the Arabs to put their hands in their pockets and support their own brethren. Why should it be Europe's responsibility. They have the space and the funds, that they lack the inclination is obvious when one considers the Palestine refugees who have been in camps since 1948.

I am proud of the way Britain and our prime minister, David Cameron, have dealt with the migrant crisis so far.

Unlike many left-wing and European politicians, David Cameron has not strutted about sanctimoniously and irresponsibly promising everything to everyone. He had handled the crisis in a quiet, dignified and rational way, directing help to people where it is most urgently needed.

The UK has played a major role in defeating the Ebola outbreak in Africa, it has played a major role in saving thousands of lives in the Mediterranean, and a major role in providing aid to refugees in the Syria region.

Cameron wanted to go further and take action to destroy many of the boats criminals use to drag rafts of migrants to their deaths in the middle of the Med, but left-wingers in UK and EU blocked that initiative, unwilling as always to take any immediate political risk.

The Left also made a huge fuss over the fact that just a dozen or so UK military personnel attached to US forces were helping stop ISIS waging further destruction in Syria.

As this article states, the most responsible way to deal with a crisis of this nature is to do so at source, by setting up safe zones in the regions where the problems exist. This will (a) enable to people to get to safe areas as quickly and safely as possible and (b) allow them to be processed properly before those in real need of asylum can be transported - safely - to Western countries.

That is the sensible and responsible way to deal with a crisis. Not shouting out all kinds of promises that causes a stampede in which lives are inevitably lost, and then trying to blame others for the consequences.

When told that the (only) defining characteristic of English and/or European civilization is "tolerance" (Shakespeare, Beethoven, Michelangelo and Mendel irrelevant), beware. The wolf comes in sheep's clothing. When "multiculturalism" was being hatched for the unsuspecting British, I attended, as a young teacher, a lecture at the London University Institute of Education, where we were told that the maximization of foreign inward settlement should be combined with the minimization of opposition to it. When asked how the global socialist egalitarian revolution could be assisted by the immigration of millions of religious anti-communists from southern Asia or the Middle East, the speaker said the first priority was to destroy British "racism" (i.e. national identity) and then afterwards to destroy Muslim "sexism" (i.e. family values). It hasn't worked out quite as hoped, but "equality and diversity" ideology has been successfully "agenda networked" to become official state policy, to the general detriment of almost all concerned.

If there is one plus to the migrant disaster in Europe -- AND IT IS A HORRIFIC DISASTER -- it (the plus) is that maybe the Europeans will, finally, wake up and realize that the Jews are not now (and never were) their real problem. But don't hold your breath. Thank Douglas Murray and Gatestone.

It is not a good idea to destroy what has been achieved in Europe since the Second World War in the hope that all will be well;

These People need help, but moving to Europe is not going to help them when they live in tents in a European winter. And the few that find work will be working for the minimum wages.

This will only lead to resentment against the states that are giving them refuge.

How do you tell the old and infirm of Germany and elsewhere that there is no money to help them and then find millions of euros to fund migrant and refugee aid. Inviting an endless stream that cannot be dealt with in a humanistic way is irresponsible, and in the end we are only dealing with a symptom, not the core problem that would allow these people to go home. It's time the Leaders in Europe came clean and told the truth.

Start helping where the help is needed.

Reality is that the EU was only a dream to European industrialists. What started as the Common Market post WW2 was mainly about management of coal and steel as a means of creating uniform prosperity and stability across the continent. As the powers of Brussels and Strasbourg started to dominate judiciously, interfering in national governments' decision-making processes, it started to lose its sheen to many ordinary people.

Now we're seeing how the lack of border controls is being taken advantage of by militant Islamists and opportunistic middle class Syrians and Africans who don't care a jot about the stability of Europe. They just want 'their' share of the prosperity without ever having worked for it.

Perhaps we're now seeing the break up of the EU much as we've witnessed other milestones in recent history, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the opening up of Russia and Eastern Europe, the death knell of apartheid and so on.

There is something screwy in today's situation. I remember reading accounts about Arab hospitality. Today, it seems the hospitality is again not showing in Arab states. Not only are they always the major generators of refugees but in fact they are not hospitable to refugees. African refugees pass through Egypt, the Sinai desert to get to Israel (not an Arab state). The refugees from Iraq and Syria pass through Turkey (an Islamic state) to get to Western Europe. How come they do not try to go much closer not having to risk drowning in the sea and go south instead to Kuwait, the Gulf Emirate, Saudi Arabia (all Arab states). They speak the language, have the same religion, eat just about the same food and they call them "brothers" and part of the Ouma, the Arab nation?

I should have included something about Enoch Powell for those too young to be aquainted with the history of those times.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/20/newsid_2489000/2489357.stm

" Enoch Powell's so-called "Rivers of Blood" speech was his defining political moment.
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It led to him being sacked from the shadow cabinet, ending his hopes of a post in a future Conservative government. "

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Mr Powell compared enacting legislation such as the Race Relations Bill to "throwing a match on to gunpowder".

He said that as he looked to the future he was filled with a sense of foreboding.

"Like the Roman, I seem to see the river Tiber foaming with much blood," he said.

I couldn't agree more with this article. Unfortunately, in the UK, if you dare to speak out against this foolish and shortsighted attitude of taking more and more migrants, regardless of overcrowding and the strain on public services, you are branded a racist. Four of my great-grandparents were immigrants, two from Ireland and two (Jewish) from Holland. I'm not against all immigration. But it must be sensibly managed, ensuring we take only people in genuine need, and then only for as short a time as necessary. Would-be economic migrants must have sponsors in the UK and jobs to go to, as happens in the US. To continue on the path of accepting more and more people is really stupid, but if we say anything we are silenced by the PC brigade.

I accept that Europe and every other nation should care about and help these refugees -- but what I find astounding is that the world's press is not castigating the oil rick Arab/Muslim Gulf States (and the Saudis and Iran) over their silence and complete lack of assistance or compassion. That shows the true face of Islam more than anything else. And why are Muslims not out of the streets insisting that their fellow Gulf State brothers are not taking action? Why the silence on this?