I signed a petition yesterday: No more drownings. I don’t agree wholeheartedly with its terms, because it doesn’t go far enough: I think we should be offering a safe and permanent sanctuary to refugees, as Germany has now agreed to do, and the idea that it is somehow difficult to find eligible refugees is beyond parody. The UK’s failure to respond to a mortal crisis is a disgrace.
I agree. These are people in desperate need. We should be helping them, not worrying that our own standard of living will slip slightly because of them.