Comments by "David Cooks" (@davidcooks2379) on "" video.

Why not make asylum seekers work in the fields for 5 years before they get their asylum claim approved. This seems a fair trade between deporting them and us integrating them into our society
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@dutchuncle3310 how does this solve our problem with non-EU asylum seekers? Surely it's cheaper and better to make them work in exchange for asylum, than to make them rot in hotels or camps
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@happyjonn9242 it would be a new work regime, one that depends on people still be waiting for asylum. If it's rejected, they are deported. If they can't be deported, the can stay in the state work indefinitely, but without right to freedom or settlement
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@happyjonn9242 parliament can make new laws
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@happyjonn9242 it's not a job, it's occupation while in detention
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@dutchuncle3310 what you are describing will attract, not deter asylum seekers. Maybe they won't come in boats, but they will apply in hordes from France. And being "legal" asylum seekers we won't be able to decline. We'll then get "legal" immigration in millions
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@dutchuncle3310 1. Have you recently been to Paris? I went last year, for the first time since Covid. OMG the city is literally full. There is no room to walk. Crowds everywhere. I remember when I studied there in 2008, I used to go to Sacre Coeur on Sunday to drink Champagne in summer. We would sit on the stairs and enjoy the view. Now, in October (i.e. less popular time than summer) not only you can't sit down, you can't even stand. You have to walk, because the crowds are pushing you. I wouldn't want to do here what they do in France. If Europeans want to be overcrowded by incomers - it's their choice (and btw I don't think they want, hence the meteoric rise of Marine Le Pen), but I hope we won't make this mistake. Germans are also not happy with that Merkel did when she let in all those people. They are a aggressive, they demand money and jobs, and if they don't get them, they become violent. It's mostly guys, almost no women, and even if there are women, they only support their men in their aggression. So thanks, but no thanks. 2. People want to come to the UK because of language, because we are more tolerant, because there are more jobs, because it's easier to get accommodation (even if just flatshare). So whatever French or Germans accept, we'll be having double or triple the figures if we open the gates. Remember how it was when Eastern European countries joined the EU? We were told it wouldn't even be noticeable. In reality the immigration immediately shot up, and suddenly immigration became the #1 concern. Before that the right wing media tried to blame the EU for stuff, but only when the immigration became visible did this become a fruitful area for attack.
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