Quote Originally Posted by Barrera View Post
I agree with you Regis that there do appear to be double standards between the willingness to accept Ukraine refugees versus others from Syria and elsewhere. Maybe it’s because it’s closer to home. Maybe it’s because the Ukrainians don’t actually want to be in the UK - whereas many others just want to come for the good life in the West. I always find it curious .... yet never reported ... that rich Muslim counties in the Gulf like Qatar, Saudi and UAE never do more to bring in refugees - they have the space and the money .... yet also refugees never queue up to go there.

The UK is not a perfect place .... and I suppose one of the key pillars of Brexit was to protect our borders on immigration. But my feeling now is that bygones are what they are bygones ..... and we just have to help the Ukrainian people now in their moment of crisis. One thing is for sure ... the world will be a very different place after Putin’s war in Ukraine.
Don't be fooled....There is serious poverty in Saudis Arabia and other Emirates in that region....if you are not a Sunni Muslim....you are nothing...treated worse then a dog....over 18% are Shi'ite and have never benefited from petrodollars.....
Most people just want to feel secure and safe in life.......and it would appear that the whole world is becoming unsafe no matter where you live......but Yemen, Syria...and now Ukraine are places I thank GOD each day that I am no were near these places......