Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 02:23:28 +1200 From: The Lorax <lorax-AT-inet.net.nz> Subject: Re: Spare change ... oops not even that. > The weird thing is that the refugees we seem most upset about are the > oma - understandable tradition of racism here - but large numbers continue > to come from aspiring EC members, not just the realms of the former > whatever. I've just been listening to some interviews with Polish and Czech > Rep asylum seekers, saying that they are being told they're not wanted in > P/CR. I can't remember what the timetable for EC entry is? But the "free" > movement is within a couple of years anyway. So if our govs are so worried > why aren't they making bellicose noises at Poland and CR? Or have I missed > something? We've had large numbers of Somalis who have passed almost without > comment into West London, on a national level at any rate. I'm totally > confused by this selective racism - I wonder if it's because for the first > time, people are arriving in small town Kent via the tunnel rather than > urban London by plane. > > Andy There are quite a few Somalian immigrants in NZ. There was a disgusting episode a few years ago when a couple of Somali boys aged about 9 were set upon and beaten by a group of 20+ year old skinhead goons. The saddest thing about it was that the boys said they wanted to go back to Somalia, which was war torn at the time. The Lorax BTW My dad is from Kent.
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