| Comment | > it would be to the detriment of our own citizens
some of whom were, once, asylum seekers. And who subsequently benefit our economy by being productive members of our society...
> fewer hospital staff
...such as the Iraqi and Syrian doctors recruited by NHS Scotland via the asylum bridging scheme. It's not a zero-sum game, and - as asylum seekers tend to be politically oppressed - they are often very skilled and educated.
And aside from whether you personally think it's a waste of money to save people from prison and death, we are an international signatory to several binding treaties which make it a legal requirement that we accept our proportionate share of EU asylum seekers - this is not something we can unilaterally decide not to do. |
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