I'll take no lectures on patriotism and caring for their compatriots from someone who lives 6,000 miles away, vows never to return and misses no opportunity to criticise the country. As for your post itself, it is nothing more than a feeble attempt to justify the unjustifiable. Just so it doesn't get lost by your diversionally tactics here's a reminder of how you would treat illegal migrants, "Similar to the IDC in Bangkok, but less luxurious. Tents in a field (on Dartmoor in a freezing December) surrounded by barbed wire/chain link fences ...". (Note: It is generally accepted that the IDC is overcrowded and unsanitary amongst other things). How compassionate! Yes, illegal migration is by definition, a criminal offence. However, there is no other way for genuine refugees to seek asylum. Do you deny that genuine refugees exist? Should the UK simply say to the rest of Europe, "Your problem"? The benefits offered by the UK are no better - and in many cases - worse than those offered by other European countries. Illegal migration is a Europe-wide problem and it requires a Europe-wide solution. However, fortunately most people - unlike you - have moved on from the Dark Ages and wouldn't countenance the use of concentration camps to house illegal migrants.
