In 2015 the European Commission proposed a plan that called for for allocating asylum seekers across the EU, based on each country’s gross domestic product, unemployment rate, total population and the number of refugees already taken in by each country. The British government opposed the quotas and insisted that migrants who didn’t qualify for asylum should be sent back. “It’s important that people picked up in the Mediterranean can be taken back to Africa,” U.K. Home Secretary Theresa May told Sky News.
Response rates from 93.6k UK voters.
37% Yes |
63% No |
37% Yes |
63% No |
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Unique answers from UK voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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No , migrants should be allowed in if they are given work visas. The EU must be stricter on non contributing migrants
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The eu needs to see where they can allocate immigrants to places that align with their religion. Either go back to your own country or go to a neighbouring one
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We are not part of the EU so they cannot create a quota for us.
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The EU should not be able to control British immigration policy. Freedom of movement across the EU is a security risk and puts pressure on public services
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The EU should not be in a position to determine quotas. The quotas should be determined by the sovereign country.
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The EU should help countries that face high levels of immigration with a burden-sharing mechanism. However, this does not solve the immigration problems. Developed countries must provide aid to the countries where immigration originated from.
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Immigration should not be for economic reasons only for those escaping death. And a cap should be put on the numbers according to the size of the recipient country.
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