Syrian refugees

• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  1 December 2016     17:31321387
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  Slow progress with just two families settled in the district so far.
  
  http://www.kentlive.news/council-releases-update-on-the-number-of-syrian-families-settling-in-dover/story-29950493-detail/story.html
• Paul Watkins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 9 Nov 2011
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  1 December 2016     19:42321389
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  Just to clarify , these families which we have accepted are NOT housed in Dover. It is part of the agreement that they are housed across the District. A third family due to arrive was accommodated elsewhere in the South East due to complex medical needs. Local people have been brilliant in accepting & supporting the families. They come directly from refugee camps in the Middle East & assessed by the UN & other agencies via the Foreign Office prior to resettlement being agreed.
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• Guest 1713

  • Registered: 14 Mar 2016
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  1 December 2016     20:07321393
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  Oh great guaranteed hordes more will be descending putting even more strain on our already over stretched public services. Do we never learn just take a look at Germany or Sweden
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• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  1 December 2016     20:32321396
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  Completely different situation to Germany and to a lesser extent Sweden Al, Mrs Merkel saw a great opportunity to get skilled/professional people in to keep wages down. Call me Dave was very shrewd in offering places here in the UK to people in refugee camps that needed help. Disabled, elderly, victims of torture etc which means just 12 families in 5 years in our area.
• Guest 1735

  • Registered: 26 Apr 2016
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  2 December 2016     16:05321424
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  Meanwhile all over England 250,000 are homeless & on the streets ,how strange that there is plenty of heating food & shelter for so called refugees immigrants migrants and illegals ,but none for our own people ,,Walk round Dover tonight and walk along the seafront to see people huddled in shelters on the prom and shop doorways ,but councils cant and wont put these ppl before foreigners
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• Captain Haddock

  • Location: Marlinspike Hall
  • Registered: 8 Oct 2012
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  2 December 2016     16:15321425
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  I suspect that on the refugee front we ain't seen nothing yet but there you go.
  
  Looks like Algeria next so hold on for a rather bumpy ride
  
  http://spectator.com.au/2016/12/algerian-winter/
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