Comments by "" (@titteryenot4524) on "Migrant boat disaster: 200 Pakistan citizens on board, say authorities – BBC News" video.

  1. War, poverty, persecution, chance of a better life etc.
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  2. While this is clearly a human tragedy and desperate for all those involved it’s long before time Europe collectively got some kind of grip on this migrant crisis. If these people are genuine asylum seekers and not just illegal economic migrants chancing their arm I have no problem accepting them as refugees into Europe. However, Europe needs to seriously address the migration issue. I’m pro legal immigration and obviously pro helping out genuine asylum seekers. But we have borders in this world, for better or worse, and surely every country, every country has the right to determine exactly who and who it does not admit. In the same way that every home-owner has a right to decide who to let into their house, Europe has this same right. As far as I can tell, most (the vast majority in fact) of the incoming migrants to Europe are simply economic migrants and unless they have specific skills they can contribute to a given country’s economy or unless they are bona fide genuine refugees fleeing life-threatening war/persecution, a strong message should be sent out that the doors will be locked when they arrive at Europe’s house.
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  3.  @barneymagee3285  Huh? 🤔 The UK is part of Europe last time I checked.
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  4. You cared enough to tell us you don’t care.
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  5.  @ella17734  I meant part of the European continent. 😉
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  6.  @goldfinga786able  Try poverty, persecution or the chance of a better life then. 😉
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  7. Cheers, Einstein. 👍
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  8. Uh huh. And Britons are whiter than white and never migrated and colonised half the world without the consent of that world colonised.
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  9.  @goldfinga786able  Dunno. All I know is that there’s a lot of it about, son.😉
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  10.  @goldfinga786able  Not in my arse, sonny. An acute economic crisis, rising food insecurity and a lack of jobs are forcing many Pakistanis to embark on dangerous journeys to reach Europe. You can’t cope with all these funny foreigners, can you? Seethe and seethe again. 🤪
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  11.  @goldfinga786able  Look man, I don’t care. If I were living dirt poor and saw a chance somewhere else, I’d take it. As would you. You need better coping strategies, sweetie.
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  12. @@Pierrespere-vm5of “Poverty” also applies. 2 out of 4 ain’t bad. Cope a little better, Pierre. ;)
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  13. @@Pierrespere-vm5of How do you know their circumstances? They are hardly likely to be fleeing a life of Riley, son. What poverty? The poverty that has been recorded by the World Bank at 39.3% using the lower middle-income poverty rate of US$3.2 per day, and 78.4% using the upper middle-income poverty rate of US$5.5 per day, for the fiscal year 2020–21. As I said, cope a little better, Pierre. ;)
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  14.  @random_an0n  Do they? Ok. Lots of poverty in Pakistan and they are just seeking a better life, then. You would, too. As would I. Try to cope a little better now, sweetie. ;)
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  15. You just did.
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