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Posted on 30th June 2014 |
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Wow! Britain has accepted 50 Syrian refugees! Give yourself a pat on the back, and sleep soundly. To remind you of the right perspective, in this story from the BBC, the caption under the photo says it all: "Million of Syrians have fled their homes because of the conflict". So Britain has accepted less than 0.005% of the total Syrian refugees. That is a little more than the number of migrants found dead from asphyxiation on one migrant boat by the Italian navy, as reported in this BBC story. Already this year, 60,000 migrants have landed in Italy (although most are from Africa – Syrian refugees have more direct routes for migration). Call me negative, if you want, but I think that maybe the UK government isn't doing enough. | |