TheGuyFromHR:


Who am I? We're all human beings who shit, piss, fart, emit the usual bodily fluids and occasionally [or frequently, as the case may be] shag and whose bodies/ashes will all rot in the ground. Nobody, but nobody's opinion is sacrosanct, everyone's entitled to one.

That said, I don't think Boris actually properly planned this Rwanda thing (of which I would have been in support if carried out), he must have known that the ECJ would step in on the basis of the ECHR to stop it, as the UK and the EU are not friends at the moment, to say the least. It's worth pointing out that the EU itself has previously sent migrants to Rwanda, so there's arrant hypocrisy and sheer politics at work here.

We are all economic migrants, true, but we came lawfully, with the consent of the UK government. Followed the rules, paid the huge monies, etc. We didnt pay tens of thousands of pounds to people smugglers, we paid it to UK universities and/or the Home Office as the rules required.

The harsh truth is that these people coming unrestrictedly are polarising the immigration debate unnecessarily, and that ultimately affects us who came lawfully as well if things go nasty. Again, in response to the assertion that the UK is not the US and people are more "civilised" here, with the way things are going in this country, extremism, which tends to flare up when economic issues arise and people become or feel poorer, may not be too far off.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10860793/More-million-foreign-nationals-offered-visas-live-UK-year.html

Not quite sure what to think about this refugee issue, to be frank, I don't really think the UK will ever send anyone to Rwanda. In Manchester when you see all those curly hair people hanging out and making noise in Piccadilly Gardens (are they Somalis abi Eritreans/Ethiopians?), I feel both sympathetic and annoyed at the same time, because while I fully understand they are refugees and have gone through a lot, but I get the feeling that oyibo dey use dem measure all black people at the same level.

I tend to agree with the bolded, but its difficult moral ground. The UK response to the Ukraine thing was obviously somehow unfair - we go take our "own" people with no stress - they opened the doors wide, dash them benefits and everything for 3 years, people come dey halla Home Office for delaying their visas, etc., etc., something that of course no other non-oyibo country fit get. On the other hand, can you really blame them for the discrimination?

Difficult conundrum.

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Alexia20:

That is even the problem, no option to choose siblings or something else after you must have chosen "Yes " to the question ,only option is to state the required relationship as " brother" .

Then go ahead and do that. I cant remember the options I had when filling my form, but I do remember that I listed my own brother who lives here.

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Then go ahead and do that. I cant remember the options I had when filling my form, but I do remember that I listed my own brother who lives here.

Thanks I will go ahead and do so as advised .

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Migration is grossly a political matter in the 21st century. Understanding this helps to wave through interest blocks and sentimental policies.

The politics and hypocrisy of migration have been seen in the UK-Ukraine, Hong-Kong cases and lots more. It's all about interests and alignments.

Most of the 'Rwandan migrants' are simply irregular economic migrants and do not qualify for refugee status or asylum in the UK, having violated the principle of 'First Safe Country' as stipulated in The Global Compact on Refugees.

The UK has only been magnanimous, perhaps political, with this case hence the consideration to transfer them to Rwanda. Countries like Germany, Italy, Spain and France, won't have prolonged their deportation to their home countries ASAP. In this case, UK and Rwanda are benefitting off this relocation...It seems business isn't going on as planned.

Guess what! Most of those irregular migrants pay so much to risk their lives and options. Some pay smugglers up to 20,000 pounds to get in. Needless to say, it's often a long dreadful journey of luck.

Just to state this: most of the recent irregular arrivals are not Africans but largely from the Middle East and Asia.

Irregular economic migrants/migration would always attract emotions but emotions don't inform the most logical and productive results. So, I understand the feeling you get when you see those irregular African migrants in your hood. But like you mentioned it is unfair to other Africans who have gone through the proper immigration process, plus, the sweeping generalisation and public outlook that most, if not all, black people in this country are irregular migrants and doing nothing to improve the system is also demeaning of the continent and race.

Since BREXIT, data shows that net migration into the UK has reduced. However, immigration into the UK from non-EU countries has increased. Most of the non-EU immigrants have been skilled workers and the UK has been benefitting from this.

My take: irregular 'economic' migration should be discouraged on all fronts by strict policy measures and not emotional inflexions. Even less developed African countries are constantly putting measures in place to check irregular migration, how much more developed countries.

MichaelUde:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10860793/More-million-foreign-nationals-offered-visas-live-UK-year.html

Not quite sure what to think about this refugee issue, to be frank, I don't really think the UK will ever send anyone to Rwanda. In Manchester when you see all those curly hair people hanging out and making noise in Piccadilly Gardens (are they Somalis abi Eritreans/Ethiopians?), I feel both sympathetic and annoyed at the same time, because while I fully understand they are refugees and have gone through a lot, but I get the feeling that oyibo dey use dem measure all black people at the same level.

I tend to agree with the bolded, but its difficult moral ground. The UK response to the Ukraine thing was obviously somehow unfair - we go take our "own" people with no stress - they opened the doors wide, dash them benefits and everything for 3 years, people come dey halla Home Office for delaying their visas, etc., etc., something that of course no other non-oyibo country fit get. On the other hand, can you really blame them for the discrimination?

Difficult conundrum.

Alexia20:
Kindly check the list marked red ,
"This includes:
immediate family - such as spouse, civil partner, parents or childrengrandparents or grandchildrenyour spouse or civil partner's familyyour child's spouse, civil partner or partneryour partner, if you have lived with them for 2 out of the last 3 years"
There is nothing like brother here as applicable for me or uncle as applicable for my daughter ,or what do you think?

someone was refused visa under section 320 what what for same situation. She didnt see sister listed there. And therfore did not mention… this was her story.. HO found out and said she witheld information and got 10 years ban. Said she employed deceit. Family is family.
If they are paying 100,000 pounds to family members and this was same form you were given to fill, you will argue to last breath that brother is family(which is true) and will by all means include his information there.

Hi everyone, i need your opinion and advice,i just finished Msc artificial intelligence/data science (conversion course) from a university in uk, I didn't have a background knowledge before this course , so it was more of me switching career, but i gained few knowledge during the course, still struggling but I'll like to develop myself enough to put myself out there to get a job, what advice will you give? Where do i start from? Thank you everyone

MichaelUde:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10860793/More-million-foreign-nationals-offered-visas-live-UK-year.html

Not quite sure what to think about this refugee issue, to be frank, I don't really think the UK will ever send anyone to Rwanda. In Manchester when you see all those curly hair people hanging out and making noise in Piccadilly Gardens (are they Somalis abi Eritreans/Ethiopians?), I feel both sympathetic and annoyed at the same time, because while I fully understand they are refugees and have gone through a lot, but I get the feeling that oyibo dey use dem measure all black people at the same level.

I tend to agree with the bolded, but its difficult moral ground. The UK response to the Ukraine thing was obviously somehow unfair - we go take our "own" people with no stress - they opened the doors wide, dash them benefits and everything for 3 years, people come dey halla Home Office for delaying their visas, etc., etc., something that of course no other non-oyibo country fit get. On the other hand, can you really blame them for the discrimination?

Difficult conundrum.

Curly hair people making noise? Really? Do nigerians not make noise? And what do you think brits think of a group of nigerians making noise?? You
would cry if you know what they think of that. Finally, you are annoyed at refugees that have the same color as you? Patriotic fanaticism to an adopted country is the height of inferiority complex. very rich of you I must say, especially coming from a Nigerian. We think of ourselves more than what we really are internationally.

MrWood:


Curly hair people making noise? Really? Do nigerians not make noise? And what do you think brits think of a group of nigerians making noise?? You
would cry if you know what they think of that. Finally, you are annoyed at refugees that have the same color as you? Patriotic fanaticism to an adopted country is the height of inferiority complex. very rich of you I must say, especially coming from a Nigerian. We think of ourselves more than what we really are internationally.

Very uninformed and ill-judged comment.
Failure to read and understand shines through all you wrote.
Firstly, my comment was in response to someone else who said he's clearly against illegal immigrants, because their coming can spoil things for the rest of us who came legally, with reference to US-style extemism. I agreed with that. How you extrapolated that into "Patriotic fanaticism to an adopted country" is beyond me. That's a very biased reading of that comment, one which goes so far as to make it seem as if the writer was taking it personally.

Secondly, I clearly said (go back and read my comment, something you very clearly failed to do before jumping in with both feet) that I have much sympathy for refugees and am not very keen on this Rwandan thing, but I understand how their continued coming is not ideal, before the extremists vex and start carrying guns. All the more so when I see lots of young men standing around in groups, playing, talking loudly at the tops of their voices, ostensibly doing nothing in the middle of the day, I wish they would not make themselves so visible, because looking at it from a possible oyibo man's extremist standpoint, it is not hard to see that they would think these are illegal boat people, happily doing nothing and feeding off their taxes and chopping benefits at government expense, whether or not that is actually the case.

And lastly I dont see how you got that I as a Nigerian think I'm better than other Africans. That is utterly crazy, goodness knows where you got that from. I mentioned the fact that a lot of the young men in question appeared to be from a racial sub-group, which I as an African can identify, to most oyibos all of us are the same. I mentioned that in passing, not from any pejorative standpoint, but now you mention it, I don't think Nigerians or other African water-crossers generally stand around hanging about in the day time because they are better than other Africans, but simply because given that the average Nigerian can speak some English and many illegal immigrants turn up here because they already have some family or some connection in the UK in the first place, I think that when Nigerians or maybe others land here, they find their way into underground work sharp sharp, and something that the Eritreans or Ethiopians might not find as easy to do if their English is poor to non-existent.

Next time, learn to read before you comment. I won't discuss this further, waste of time in this case.

lightnlife:
Migration is grossly a political matter in the 21st century. Understanding this helps to wave through interest blocks and sentimental policies.

The politics and hypocrisy of migration have been seen in the UK-Ukraine, Hong-Kong cases and lots more. It's all about interests and alignments.

Most of the 'Rwandan migrants' are simply irregular economic migrants and do not qualify for refugee status or asylum in the UK, having violated the principle of 'First Safe Country' as stipulated in The Global Compact on Refugees.

Irregular economic migrants/migration would always attract emotions but emotions don't inform the most logical and productive results. So, I understand the feeling you get when you see those irregular African migrants in your hood. But like you mentioned it is unfair to other Africans who have gone through the proper immigration process, plus, the sweeping generalisation and public outlook that most, if not all, black people in this country are irregular migrants and doing nothing to improve the system is also demeaning of the continent and race.

Since BREXIT, data shows that net migration into the UK has reduced. However, immigration into the UK from non-EU countries has increased. Most of the non-EU immigrants have been skilled workers and the UK has been benefitting from this.

My take: irregular 'economic' migration should be discouraged on all fronts by strict policy measures and not emotional inflexions. Even less developed African countries are constantly putting measures in place to check irregular migration, how much more developed countries.

This.
Correct man.

Shine some light on “curly hair folks making noise part” because that statement is just totally unfortunate!!

MichaelUde:


Very uninformed and ill-judged comment.
Failure to read and understand shines through all you wrote.
Firstly, my comment was in response to someone else who said he's clearly against illegal immigrants, because their coming can spoil things for the rest of us who came legally, with reference to US-style extemism. I agreed with that. How you extrapolated that into "Patriotic fanaticism to an adopted country" is beyond me. That's a very biased reading of that comment, one which goes so far as to make it seem as if the writer was taking it personally.

Secondly, I clearly said (go back and read my comment, something you very clearly failed to do before jumping in with both feet) that I have much sympathy for refugees and am not very keen on this Rwandan thing, but I understand how their continued coming is not ideal, before the extremists vex and start carrying guns. All the more so when I see lots of young men standing around in groups, playing, talking loudly at the tops of their voices, ostensibly doing nothing in the middle of the day, I wish they would not make themselves so visible, because looking at it from a possible oyibo man's extremist standpoint, it is not hard to see that they would think these are illegal boat people, happily doing nothing and feeding off their taxes and chopping benefits at government expense, whether or not that is actually the case.

And lastly I dont see how you got that I as a Nigerian think I'm better than other Africans. That is utterly crazy, goodness knows where you got that from. I mentioned the fact that a lot of the young men in question appeared to be from a racial sub-group, which I as an African can identify, to most oyibos all of us are the same. I mentioned that in passing, not from any pejorative standpoint, but now you mention it, I don't think Nigerians or other African water-crossers generally stand around hanging about in the day time because they are better than other Africans, but simply because given that the average Nigerian can speak some English and many illegal immigrants turn up here because they already have some family or some connection in the UK in the first place, I think that when Nigerians or maybe others land here, they find their way into underground work sharp sharp, and something that the Eritreans or Ethiopians might not find as easy to do if their English is poor to non-existent.

Next time, learn to read before you comment. I won't discuss this further, waste of time in this case.

Ayowolebami:


I might not know much about UK laws and this very issue but with my knowledge of how fraud team operates (from an AML specialist point of view) the first time your transaction declined, your attempted transaction might have been flagged in their own system and I'm guessing someone on the fraud team did what we call "internet search" on your full details. This internet search probably redirected them to your linked in page and even other platforms where your name is uniform, but it was easy for you to only discover LinkedIn search cause of how LinkedIn works.

My point is, you might have a point but at the same time just like someone earlier pointed out, the employee might be well covered for following the Google search that took him/her to your page and don't be surprised a customer agent you spoke with might not have the knowledge of what fraud team is capable of.

Any info shared on a public forum has become public property and most times isn't covered by 3rd party data privacy laws.

This is false.

The subtle racism on this thread na wah o.

MichaelUde:


Secondly, I clearly said (go back and read my comment, something you very clearly failed to do before jumping in with both feet) that I have much sympathy for refugees and am not very keen on this Rwandan thing, but I understand how their continued coming is not ideal, before the extremists vex and start carrying guns. All the more so when I see lots of young men standing around in groups, playing, talking loudly at the tops of their voices, ostensibly doing nothing in the middle of the day, I wish they would not make themselves so visible, because looking at it from a possible oyibo man's extremist standpoint, it is not hard to see that they would think these are illegal boat people, happily doing nothing and feeding off their taxes and chopping benefits at government expense, whether or not that is actually the case.

.

The people I think you're referring to are mainly Somalians and Eritreans, I believe, people from the Horn of Africa. You're right, they are a visible sort of group in Manchester sometimes, and this is because the HO uses or used to use Manchester [and Glasgow too] as dispersal locations for refugees, so many ended up settling there while others might be waiting for their situations to be sorted. In their defence, asylum seekers are not allowed to work, so perhaps coming out every day to hang around and make noise in the park is the only thing they can do with themselves until their situation is resolved, but I see your point about how that can be open to a different interpretation.

kode12:


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Auto is more xpenssive, could be up to 3 to 4 k on a newer car

claremont:


We are all here as ''economic migrants'', it's only sheer luck that make us different from refugees.

Be that as it may, I'm happy today that the ECHR has intervened at the expense of the UK courts who supported this abhorrent policy. No one is going to be deported to Rwanda.

I'm an Atheist, but I specifically welcome the intervention of the Church of England in this matter. If the Queen who is the Head of the Church of England and Prince Charles finds that this policy is ''appalling'' and abhorrent, who are you?

well we all are not here as economic migrants, there are some who are visiting and others schooling and will go back.
However if you look at the bigger picture this plane is not about taking people to Rwanda no one is going the Brits know this however, the law is going to leave this process open the backlash to this is simple, anyone who comes fru the river gets taken to a processing centre to be removed to Rwanda. Implication no one will allow themselves to be caught , immigrant will disappear into underground/black economy as they do in the continent and hustle. Job done the Uk save money in housing them treating them and paying for benefit. These guys at the HO have been thinking bout this for ages, now they are going to amend that small gray line that allowed that night judge in the Eu to overrule this and the whole plan will unveil, no one is going to get on a plane but no one can go claim benefit of any sort, This will make the Uk less attractive,

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TheGuyFromHR:


Who am I? We're all human beings who shit, piss, fart, emit the usual bodily fluids and occasionally [or frequently, as the case may be] shag and whose bodies/ashes will all rot in the ground. Nobody, but nobody's opinion is sacrosanct, everyone's entitled to one.

Firstly, Prince Charles stated his opinion not in any religious capacity, but in relation to his trip to Rwanda representing the Queen as the Head of the Commonwealth. It was some COE bishops who condemned the policy from that angle. But with regard to your statement that you're an atheist, I have to state that I do believe in God, but do not practice religion, as it is all manmade and generally targeted at mind control and not worship, so whatever COE bishops or the Pope or any given pastorpreneur back home in Naija say naturally carries little weight with me, from a religious standpoint.

That said, I don't think Boris actually properly planned this Rwanda thing (of which I would have been in support if carried out), he must have known that the ECJ would step in on the basis of the ECHR to stop it, as the UK and the EU are not friends at the moment, to say the least. It's worth pointing out that the EU itself has previously sent migrants to Rwanda, so there's arrant hypocrisy and sheer politics at work here.

We are all economic migrants, true, but we came lawfully, with the consent of the UK government. Followed the rules, paid the huge monies, etc. We didnt pay tens of thousands of pounds to people smugglers, we paid it to UK universities and/or the Home Office as the rules required.

I have every sympathy for genuine refugees, for one my mother is Igbo, and some of my family here in the UK arrived here during the civil war as refugees, and for another, with the way Naija is going under Buhari's TLC, many people back home, including my friends and family members, might one day find themselves as refugees when it ultimately collapses, but these people coming are not genuine refugees, they have the money to pay for one way smuggler tickets to the UK, passing through parts of Europe in the process, and thus circumventing the "first safe country" principle. They are economic migrants, and should come through a different process, the ones we followed. In response to the argument that some of their countries are not safe places to be in the first place so they cant apply for UK visas from there, they should claim asylum in the first safe country they get to, or last last, France, then apply from there.

The harsh truth is that these people coming unrestrictedly are polarising the immigration debate unnecessarily, and that ultimately affects us who came lawfully as well if things go nasty. Again, in response to the assertion that the UK is not the US and people are more "civilised" here, with the way things are going in this country, extremism, which tends to flare up when economic issues arise and people become or feel poorer, may not be too far off.

In response to the other argument that the UK came to Africa and Asia, robbed, exploited, raped and stole, so is now reaping the fruit of what it sowed in terms of the "We are here because you were there" assertion, again 99% of the time there is no morality in politics, it is all about achieving ends, so come lawfully or try making that argument to some extremist like those in the US who set out deliberately to kill minorities and see how far you get.

That guy you quoted has not got kids who need two buses to get to school or waited 7 hours in AnE hence his statement bout who are you

erico2k2:

well we all are not here as economic migrants, there are some who are visiting and others schooling and will go back.
However if you look at the bigger picture this plane is not about taking people to Rwanda no one is going the Brits know this however, the law is going to leave this process open the backlash to this is simple, anyone who comes fru the river gets taken to a processing centre to be removed to Rwanda. Implication no one will allow themselves to be caught , immigrant will disappear into underground/black economy as they do in the continent and hustle. Job done the Uk save money in housing them treating them and paying for benefit. These guys at the HO have been thinking bout this for ages, now they are going to amend that small gray line that allowed that night judge in the Eu to overrule this and the whole plan will unveil, no one is going to get on a plane but no one can go claim benefit of any sort, This will make the Uk less attractive,

Night judge, lol.

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TheGuyFromHR:


Night judge, lol.

yep it was a Night Judge cos courts closes 430pm this guy was up till 9pm in the Eu and funny thing is, that was how the BBC reported it ahahah

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Dear gurus,please assist with this pending question .

Please for someone going to University of Northampton and moving with family,what other cities or areas are close to Northampton that one can reside considering job opportunities and fair cost of living.

Your guidance will be appreciated.

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lightnlife:


Most of the 'Rwandan migrants' are simply irregular economic migrants and do not qualify for refugee status or asylum in the UK, having [b]violated the principle of 'First Safe Country' as stipulated in The Global Compact on Refugees.

My views on immigration (and most things in general) is pretty biased mainly because I'm hard left wing, politically. I keep on hearing people make the emboldened comment. It simply isn't true. There is no such principle in the 1951 UN Refugee convention. Refugees are allowed to apply for asylum in any country they deem fit regardless of the number of countries they have passed along the way.

https://fullfact.org/immigration/refugees-first-safe-country/

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