Govt announces Ukrainian style scheme to bring thousands more migrants to UK

We can’t deal or manage the influx we have.
Why encourage more? Doesn’t make sense to me plus we don’t have the necessary infrastructure to support more people at present.

I’d rather the government got cracking sorting out the huge backlog of asylum seekers already with us. Maybe by employing more teams of ‘processors’. That’d be a start. We obviously can’t keep up yet new arrivals rock up every day.

What a shambles.

I look forward to hearing of the experiences of people who are constantly telling us how to behave towards migrants, and who obviously will be first on the list to offer residence in their own homes.

greyfur

Why are you so consistently unpleasant about people who are different to yourself Primrose

It must be very tiring.

These schemes ( on a smaller scale) have existed for quite some time.

I am never unpleasant greyfur. I say what I think but I do so politely.

Why are you so consistently unpleasant about people who are different to yourself Primrose

It must be very tiring.

These schemes ( on a smaller scale) have existed for quite some time.

That will pretty much sound the death knell of this Government, irrespective of who is PM. I am not anti-migrant. I have no issue with families relocating here for a better life. However, the amount of single young men concerns me greatly. Many of their cultures do not respect or value women. They bring those beliefs with them and we read about many sexually motivated crimes committed against girls and young women. It does not bode well for our country.

I’m taking my lead from Ronan Keating on this thread. You say it best….

mumofmadboys

I can only talk about my own experience. We have had two Ukranian families living with us . The first family of 4 came in 2022 and stayed 8 months. Now live in a rented house nearby, both parents work FT, the two children are well settled at school. We see them regulsrly - we babysit for them, help out in school holidays and share meals together on occasions.
Our second family came this year - a mum and daughter. The mum is working 22 hours a week and the 9 year old is well settled in school. They hope to move on when possible.
Both experiences have been enriching and we are so glad we have done it. It has been hard work but so very worthwhile.

People were happy to accommodate Ukrainians because they knew they were fleeing a war, they were mainly women and children as the men had to stay in Ukraine and fight. They also have a culture similar to ours.

I helped out a Ukrainian family who were given social housing. I took them a nearly new double mattress, clothes airer, kitchen gadgets, cutlery, bedding etc. All they had when they arrived were a few clothes and two baby buggies. Other locals rallied round and within a few days they had everything they needed.

Primrose53

I believe mainly from Eritrea and Sudan.

Be interesting to see how many migrant supporters on here offer to take them into their homes!

If it’s the same as Ukrainian scheme you will get paid about £380 a month.

Getting ready for the usual excuses - haven’t got a spare room, can’t afford it, I live in a flat, I am too old, my second cousin twice removed lives with me etc etc. 🤣

Your ‘usual excuses’ are reasons, not excuses.
I am not against properly controlled immigration. But, I am 75, live in a house with no spare bedroom and having to share my home with anyone is a scary scenario. I don’t have the money or energy to support anyone.
Would you expect me to welcome a young man from Sudan into my home?

me2u
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), says the average workload per full time GP is about 2,300 patients.

So, at this rate me2u we will need the huge number of 4.3 extra full time GPs to cover this.

Obviously I'm aware that we need more GPs as it is though. The RCGP is already calling for many more.

I can only talk about my own experience. We have had two Ukranian families living with us . The first family of 4 came in 2022 and stayed 8 months. Now live in a rented house nearby, both parents work FT, the two children are well settled at school. We see them regulsrly - we babysit for them, help out in school holidays and share meals together on occasions.
Our second family came this year - a mum and daughter. The mum is working 22 hours a week and the 9 year old is well settled in school. They hope to move on when possible.
Both experiences have been enriching and we are so glad we have done it. It has been hard work but so very worthwhile.

If this is to happen the government will need to have a huge number of extra GPs, medical centres and hospitals etc up and running before they are allowed to enter this country. If not the waiting lists to see someone medically qualified will quadruple!

Directly from the Times article

"Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, will announce next week a Ukrainian-style sponsorship scheme for households and communities to bring thousands of refugees to the UK from conflict zones around the world.
Applications for the new safe and legal routes for refugees will open this autumn, The Times has been told.

The Home Office is understood to be planning to resettle more than 10,000 under the new community sponsorship scheme by the end of the decade, although the home secretary will not name a target.

So the figures will be around only £10.000

For how many years have we demanded safe and legal routes and only people who meet the criteria for refugees where people are assessed before they set out to travel

in order to counter irregular migration

I suggest its a good idea to have assessment in the country people are leaving not boat people turning up

and furthermore we wait for the official Government announcement and its details before starting yet another anti-incomer thread.

For example, they may be able to start work immediately under the scheme, we just don't know yet.

I’m busy that week.