[Closed] Ascension Island

I live in Qatar.

It has many issues but around immigrants it is fairly sensible. What's strange is unlike any other country really, 85%+ of the population are immigrants. Crazy when you think about it.

It's done through having a Residence Permit card , essentially an ID card, that is central to anything. No RP then you can't access most things such as healthcare, sports clubs, hotels, schools, travel in, travel out even. It's linked to your passport and visa status.

The point is, you can't really live properly illegally. You could give an RP to someone who's going through the immigration system and let them go into the country. If they are allowed to stay then extend the RP, if not then asked to leave. People found without a valid RP are simply turfed out.

Just a clearer system. It's no bother, you go to the post office, RP, dentist, RP, bank, RP. Having a universal live visa status ID card is a no brainer these days.

Not having a central ID card system is being in the minority.

Blue is no ID card.

FT has reported their idea of a floating sea wall to prevent small boats... 🤔🤦‍♂️

What ‘alternative view’? He just had a go at another poster and said they should ‘seek help’. We’re waiting to hear what his view is… I’d like to hear his thoughts… there is no policing… some people might agree with him… some might not.

Life is too short to get into it with the left wing brigade on here.
They can carry on making up what they like about what others have posted. If they can't be arsed to read I can't be arsed to comment on what they think they read.

Life is too short to get into it with the left wing brigade decent, compassionate people on here.

FTFY

I can’t be arsed to comment

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I think there are lots of workable solutions….. including an offshore processing center. The fact that it’s offshore isn’t what makes it shit. It’s the contempt with which asylum seekers/immigrants/brown people are held by a certain chunk of our society, that makes it shit. Unfortunately, it’s that chunk who the government are pandering to, and so are actively encouraged to treat them like shit.

There’s nothing fundamentally wrong with an offshore centre, except that building anything offshore is way harder and more expensive than building it on the mainland, and the commute is worse for the staff even if you put it in a harbour, let alone if you put it halfway around the world for no valid reason.

Yes there is something fundamentally wrong with offshore centres, as there is no legitimate or moral motivation behind the use them. The point of offshoring in the first place isn't to protect the UK population, it's to hide the facilities in either hard to view places or corrupt countries. Why else were they considering Papua New Guinea, one of the last places on earth where you can still reasonably expect to find Kurtz hanging out in the outback.

FTFY

Thanks for illustrating my point.

Not having a central ID card system is being in the minority.

Did you just use a map that correlates ID cards with most of the worlds leading authoritarian regimes as evidence?

It's a daft idea, because what it actually leads to, in countries with bigger populations than Qatar that don't have deserts defending the borders - are black economies and poor healthcare as those that are infective don't seek medical help.