“I don't know but would you rather we waited and the children died?”
Why on earth should they die? They are in other EU countries which are safe havens. They are in countries that have foolishly opened their borders to all and sundry and are now seeing the results of that folly. Why should the UK become involved when it refused to join that second biggest fiasco the EU has foisted on its hapless citizens, the Schengen Agreement?
“Has anyone considered the possibility that their parents are dead?”
Very possibly, Eddie (though it would be interesting to track the 3,000 and see just how many of them are indeed orphans). But my point above applies nonetheless.
Just when are people in the UK going to wake up and smell the coffee? The UK was forced to accept “free movement” of people as part of its membership of the EU. It very sensibly (despite the usual accusations of racism, xenophobia and “Little Englanders”) refused to join the Schengen Area. Nations that did are now realising their foolishness (though stable doors and horses spring to mind). So why should the UK pay for the results of their collective idiocy? There is little doubt in my mind that these 3,000 will open the door for another 10,000 at least. We saw last week that Article 8 has now been extended to operate across the channel and gives rights to people who have never set foot here. It’s not a big stretch to see that decision being “logically” extended to people in Syria.
The UK wisely refused to open its borders to mainland Europe. Now mainland Europe has opened its borders to the rest of the world that seems a very good decision.