WE ARE informed that this country over the next four years is to accept, having been placed under pressure by the EU, a total of 20,000 Syrian refugees who will immediately be given houses, welfare benefits, medical benefits, school places etc, while residents are having to wait for a home or fight to get their child into the school they want. 
These refugees are paying people-traffickers between £4,000 and £5,000 per person to smuggle them into Europe. 
If they have that sort of cash available they could purchase an airline ticket to which ever country they wish to settle in and apply for asylum immediately when they arrive and have spare cash available to set themselves up with a house etc.
The EU has ruled that those trying to cross the Mediterranean in boats are to be rescued and delivered into Europe. 
These persons should be rescued for their own safety but then returned to Libya and the boats used destroyed. 
If this was policy then those trying to get into Europe this way would soon give up and the people-smugglers would be out of business.
How do the EU powers that be know that the so-called refugees are genuine? 
The problems in the Middle East and Africa are being caused by Muslim fanatics who are trying to impose their will on the rest of Europe and any other country along with their laws.
RAYMOND KNIGHT
Newport, Shropshire