[Mr Angry]

Originally Posted by jonbxx

On the links between britain and the countries that asylum seekers come from, here is a list from January to March 2014 from the Home Office of where asylum seekers are coming from; Pakistan (3,343), Iran (2,417), Sri Lanka (1,808), Syria (1,669), Eritrea (1,377), Albania (1,326), Bangladesh (1,123), Afghanistan (1,040), India (965), Nigeria (915) I count 5 out of the 10 as being countries we used to own, being granted independence from Britain between 1947 and 1960.

This is a very valid point.

You can't spend centuries democratizing countries telling them how your democracy, citizenry and society (amongst other things) are the best in the world and then somehow be surprised / offended when they want to come and live with you.