[Margaret Pilkington]

Thank you Frank....I was expecting lots of the red stuff.

I do not think we can afford to led by our emotions on this issue.
What really needs to be done is stabilisation of the situation by stopping these migrants before they reach other countries. There needs to be a military presence off the coasts of departure......the boats have to be turned back before anymore unfortunate children are drowned, the people who exploit these unfortunate people at the tune of 2000 euro per person need to be caught......the unsafe boats that they are using need to be holed and put right out of action.
The money that is being given by the british government(ie...our money) needs to be spent on refugee camps with better facilities....it is no paltry sum...it is 1 billion pounds.
If it had not been for lily livered politicians and the short sighted EU and the Schengen agreement, then the situation would not be what it is.
If these so called refugees cannot accept that there have to be rules, it is unlikely that they will want to abide by the rules in whatever country they end up in.......they expect the rules to be fashioned to accommodate their needs and desires, and we have seen where that leads.

Accept more refugees and more will set sail knowing that they will be taken in.......and where do you draw the line?