• 5 days ago
Question Time audience member reacts to woman saying she doesn't believe in asylumSource BBC
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00:00if they have the sufficient qualifications to do the jobs that we
00:04probably need. And as far as asylum goes? I don't believe in any asylum. I really
00:11don't. I think we have taken more than our fair share in this country. I feel
00:18very sorry for the little towns, little villages that these people have been put,
00:23where people have lived all their lives and they're frightened.
00:29Do you feel sorry for the people who are fleeing war? Do you feel sorry for the people who are fleeing persecution?
00:35I think there's far too much made of this that they're fleeing wars.
00:40Is there a war in Algeria? Is there a war in Morocco? Is there a war? Where are they coming from? Syria?
00:50Lost from Syria. One point. We're fifth in Europe. In terms of the numbers of
00:56asylum seekers, we are fifth in Europe. One of the ways that this debate has
01:00developed is the idea that they're all coming here.
01:04Let's let Jackie in. Thanks guys. So I'm proud to live in a country...

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