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londonlewis said:
Can you share your source for this statistic please?

I've googled it and can't find what you are talking about.
The figures I found state that Japan's net migration over the last 4 years was 350,000. Over the same time period the UK's was 900,000.
Given that Japan is significantly more densely populated than the UK I think we can understand why their figure is lower.

Maybe you are talking about how many asylum seekers Japan took in?
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Japan is also one heck of an expensive place to live and not many folks outside of Japan have Japanese as a second language - so not very attractive place to go on the basis that speaking the language is always a good start when you move somewhere,
 
drive4show said:
I have no idea hence why I asked the question. There is already a housing shortage in this country.

Any suggestions?
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There isn't a housing shortage in this country.

And the answer is that 0.5M refugees spread across our land absolutely is manageable.
 
londonlewis said:
Can you share your source for this statistic please?

I've googled it and can't find what you are talking about.
The figures I found state that Japan's net migration over the last 4 years was 350,000. Over the same time period the UK's was 900,000.
Given that Japan is significantly more densely populated than the UK I think we can understand why their figure is lower.

Maybe you are talking about how many asylum seekers Japan took in?
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It was me who quoted the Six Japan took in, it was quoted on the Jeremy Vine show yesterday against 500,000 for German and 300,000 for UK during the same period.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Japan is also one heck of an expensive place to live and not many folks outside of Japan have Japanese as a second language - so not very attractive place to go on the basis that speaking the language is always a good start when you move somewhere,
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So your house is destroyed, your life is on the line, your running with your family and you're going to say to Japan, no thanks it's a bit expensive and you speak funny, sorry but I believe the world should be doing their bit.
 
jp5 said:
There isn't a housing shortage in this country.
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That statement is as misleading as the ones in the press, there is a massive shortage of the right kind of housing. You could house a lot of people if you demanded people used their spare rooms to take in lodgers but would you be happy with that? There are very large waiting lists for council/housing association houses and no sign of that improving.
 
pauldj42 said:
So your house is destroyed, your life is on the line, your running with your family and you're going to say to Japan, no thanks it's a bit expensive and you speak funny, sorry but I believe the world should be doing their bit.
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the truth is refugees and other migrants usually have an idea of where they want to go as it will have some attraction. Japan may or may not be offering much help - but I'm not sure that as a Syrian refugee Japan would be top of my list - besides being a heck of a trek. Which of course begs the core question about whether a refugee / asylum seeker should have a choice of where to go.
 
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SocketRocket said:
That statement is as misleading as the ones in the press, there is a massive shortage of the right kind of housing. You could house a lot of people if you demanded people used their spare rooms to take in lodgers but would you be happy with that? There are very large waiting lists for council/housing association houses and no sign of that improving.
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I wonder why!
 
England is FULL. Jesus it's murder trying to get around my town outside "rush hour" let alone during. And I'm in a pokey small rural place. Our council are given no money so cut back on everything. The immigrants are filling up the schools with their kids, making educating English speaking kids nigh on impossible as the teachers are spending more time teaching the non speaking lot. They gather outside the schools in their various communities speaking their own languages making no attempt to "blend in". Don't believe me? go and stand outside any school gates and observe. Luckilly, I hope, I'll be long gone when the poo really hits the fan ,and those bleeding heart Liberals, and stupid Labour morons now, will be getting their come uppance.
 
SocketRocket said:
At 256 people per Sq Km we are the highest populated major country in Europe.
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Incorrect, sir.

And I'd say the housing crisis in particular regions is more to do with the continual lack of new housing. Without the growing population our economy wouldn't be where it is today, the government has failed to provide adequate supply of housing.
 
Crazyface said:
England is FULL. Jesus it's murder trying to get around my town outside "rush hour" let alone during.
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Boo hoo!
I suppose these Asylum seekers should be told this before they even bother trying to escape from certain death in their war torn countries. It would probably put them off.
Those starving in other countries and those living off $2 per week are probably kept awake at night with this news.

Crazyface said:
Our council are given no money so cut back on everything.
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All councils are now having to make cuts, not just yours. They are having to be much more accountable for financing and try to run more like a business. This is a good thing as it will reduce frivolous spending.

Crazyface said:
The immigrants are filling up the schools with their kids
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Who do they think they are coming over here, trying to get an education....

Crazyface said:
They gather outside the schools in their various communities speaking their own languages making no attempt to "blend in".
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why should they 'blend in'. do British people overseas learn the language and blend in? Then why is the costa del sol like a foreign Britain selling pints and full english breakfasts whilst the tourists spanish is limited to dos cervezas por favor?!?!

Crazyface said:
Luckilly, I hope, I'll be long gone when the poo really hits the fan
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Fingers crossed.
 
londonlewis said:
As we are only talking about Asylum seekers now, let's look at the figures.

In 2014, the UK received 31,945 applications for asylum
http://www.theguardian.com/world/da...-eu-countries-receive-the-most-asylum-seekers

I believe the figures above are incredibly misleading.
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Well just for balance I live on the edge of a 400sq mile area with a population of around 9 folk per Sq Mile.
And.....at the moment it is still within the UK.;)
I drove through it the other day and in 30 miles I passed 3 cars and 2 log lorries going south. Nothing passed me going north and I passed nothing.

Full up Britiain, aye right.
 
Doon frae Troon said:
Well just for balance I live on the edge of a 400sq mile area with a population of around 9 folk per Sq Mile.
And.....at the moment it is still within the UK.;)
I drove through it the other day and in 30 miles I passed 3 cars and 2 log lorries going south. Nothing passed me going north and I passed nothing.

Full up Britiain, aye right.
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I'm on your side DFT. I never said Britain is full.
 
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