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They are people who have successfully made it to a safe country. They are not in the camp because they are refugees fleeing danger, but because they specifical
by NLips 11y ago
They are people who have successfully made it to a safe country. They are not in the camp because they are refugees fleeing danger, but because they specifically want to get to the UK. Whether or not that is reasonable (e.g. because of family or other reasons) is beside the point of 'are they refugees fleeing danger?'
- Joeboy 11y ago> because of family or other reasons Another reason would be speaking English and not French. I would really rather not have to apply for asylum in a language I don't speak. And of course if they're fleeing danger and their asylum application is unsafe, then they are unsafe.
- eCa 11y ago> Another reason would be speaking English and not French Just an aside: Only two countries on the top ten countries for asylum seekers have English as an official language[1][2]. [1] http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/media/images/77922000/gif/_77922434_where_applicants_go_20140916_624.gif http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/media/images/77922000/gif/_... [2] http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-24636868 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-24636868