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itsrobert

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7. What European countries are those?

Mon Jul 21, 2014, 11:19 PM

Jul 2014

I was stationed in England and the Netheralands, and Greece. I don't remember any Europeans taking in a lot of refugees. In fact, there was and is a backlash to refugees in Europe.

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What the h3ll is wrong with this country?????? [View all] shraby Jul 2014 OP

What countries are those? itsrobert Jul 2014 #1

Thailand took in Cambodians; Pakistan took in Afghans; Turkey took in shraby Jul 2014 #3

Weren't those countries taking in people from countries that border them? itsrobert Jul 2014 #4

The other countries between where they are coming from and here aren't shraby Jul 2014 #5

What European countries are those? itsrobert Jul 2014 #7

Several european countries take in more asylum seekers, per capita, Quantess Jul 2014 #25

. Quantess Jul 2014 #26

European countries who are members of the EU MUST take in sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #42

What is your point? brush Jul 2014 #48

What difference does it make whether the country borders the other? n/t cui bono Jul 2014 #50

Good luck trying to get into New Zealand or Australia as an illegal or become a citizen. Very hard! yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #16

I've been a citizen of this country since I was born. My family helped shraby Jul 2014 #22

You certainly can feel that way yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #23

Very hard to get a work visa here without an "in demand" tech job lined up Mopar151 Jul 2014 #40

Recommending madamesilverspurs Jul 2014 #2

Or, to set example-start with your home? maced666 Jul 2014 #24

Been there done that, thanks. madamesilverspurs Jul 2014 #27

I'd bet my own life that a lot of people who try to slam us with that kind of challenge IrishAyes Jul 2014 #41

Two people in this thread have already proved you wrong. We sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #43

Been there done that too. shraby Jul 2014 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jul 2014 #6

The U.S. has been most of the problem for some of the Central American shraby Jul 2014 #11

Children as determined as these will make great citizens, keep the children, deport the racists. Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #8

That sounds like a good idea. Jamastiene Jul 2014 #33

K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2014 #9

Not really. Puzzledtraveller Jul 2014 #10

Correct -- "France rejects four out of five asylum seekers" itsrobert Jul 2014 #12

France granting asylum to 10,000 is nothing to sneeze at. shraby Jul 2014 #15

The United States grants asylum to 8 times that of France itsrobert Jul 2014 #18

self delete Quantess Jul 2014 #29

Remember the number 1 rule of many whistler162 Jul 2014 #59

I can see the tent cities that sprout up from time to time when necessary shraby Jul 2014 #13

Yes, led by the United States itsrobert Jul 2014 #14

Apparently unless the need is in the United States, then we have shraby Jul 2014 #17

80,000 a year refugees and asylees to the US. itsrobert Jul 2014 #19

That figure of 80,000 is down 65% from the 1980 level of 231,700, this precipitous drop was Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #32

Thanks Uncle Joe. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #44

The US has a quarter of the world's GDP and less than 5% of its population Hippo_Tron Jul 2014 #28

US foreign aid comes with profiteering strings attached Divernan Jul 2014 #45

Excellent post. woo me with science Jul 2014 #56

Sweden, with a tiny fraction of the USA's population Quantess Jul 2014 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author woo me with science Jul 2014 #57

Thank you. nt woo me with science Jul 2014 #58

I have not yet read the replies to your OP. Jenoch Jul 2014 #20

Perhaps you should look at post #34 directly above yours. jeff47 Jul 2014 #55

Yes, that post confirms my point Jenoch Jul 2014 #60

No, actually it counters it. jeff47 Jul 2014 #61

Go back and reqd my post and your reply again. Jenoch Jul 2014 #63

No, we're still using your statement that the US takes in more than everyone else jeff47 Jul 2014 #64

Th U.S. does take in more refugees than most other countries. Jenoch Jul 2014 #69

As long as you don't correct for the size of those countries. jeff47 Jul 2014 #70

Aren't you tired of this yet? I am. Jenoch Jul 2014 #71

Yea, we never help anyone. Oh, wait-there's that 50 BILLION. maced666 Jul 2014 #21

With profiteering strings attached:see Post 45, above. Divernan Jul 2014 #46

Even though Obama is president, it is truly the fundy nutjob Jamastiene Jul 2014 #31

+1 freshwest Jul 2014 #37

My corporation tis of thee, sweet 1% prosperity Divernan Jul 2014 #35

Thank God for Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. IrishAyes Jul 2014 #36

it's not so great in other countries either JI7 Jul 2014 #38

And you know this, how? Quantess Jul 2014 #51

because i read about these things all the time JI7 Jul 2014 #53

Well, you do have a point about the attitude. Quantess Jul 2014 #54

Saw this on Facebook today . . . markpkessinger Jul 2014 #39

Love this!!! calimary Jul 2014 #52

Second that!!!! Duppers Jul 2014 #67

since you ask: 1000 think tank coordinated radio stations featuring about 400 of the certainot Jul 2014 #47

How the right wing is fomenting this inhumane response is disgusting. BillZBubb Jul 2014 #49

We need fewer people, not more LittleBlue Jul 2014 #62

You're referring to one section of a huge country. The rest of the country shraby Jul 2014 #65

here's some major hypocrisy .. Duppers Jul 2014 #66

I appreciate the posters who came through with facts and figures shraby Jul 2014 #68