Sink Immigrants' Boats - Griffin

[Toothlessjoe]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8141069.stm

The EU should sink boats carrying illegal immigrants to prevent them entering Europe, British National Party leader Nick Griffin has told the BBC.

The MEP for the North-West of England said the EU had to get "very tough" with migrants from sub-Saharan Africa.

Pressed on what should happen to those on board, he said: "Throw them a life raft and they can go back to Libya".

Libya has long been a staging post for migrants from Egypt and sub-Saharan Africa wanting to reach Europe.

Nearly 37,000 immigrants landed on Italian shores last year, an increase of about 75% on the year before.

But with the prospect of a new immigration and asylum policy being voted on this autumn by MEPs, Mr Griffin is advocating measures to destroy boats used by illegal immigrants to reach the EU's southern coastline...

... In an interview with this week's edition of BBC Parliament's The Record Europe, he said: "If there's measures to set up some kind of force or to help, say the Italians, set up a force which actually blocks the Mediterranean then we'd support that.


Europe has sooner or later to close its borders or its simply going to be swamped by the Third World
Nick Griffin MEP

"But the only measure, sooner or later, which is going to stop immigration and stop large numbers of sub-Saharan Africans dying on the way to get over here is to get very tough with those coming over.

"Frankly, they need to sink several of those boats.

"Anyone coming up with measures like that we'll support but anything which is there as a 'oh, we need to do something about it' but in the end doing something about it means bringing them into Europe' we will oppose."

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This is absolutely mad. While he may have a point about letting too many unskilled workers into Europe, this stance is just plain madness and for a modern day MP is frankly laughable. All he is doing is strengthening support of the overtly racist minority who vote for him and his party. This isn't going to win him anymore votes with everyone else, if anything this is more damaging.

[HAS]

Nick Griffin is right!

[Mantikore]

whether you think he is right or not, its not a very clever strategy for him to make this kind of statement

[abc]

Funny how people hate immigrants while they're an important part of our technological development as a society. What are you going to do with all the knowledge if nobody is willing to get the work done? We might go to school and have degrees but they're the one building our apartments and roads. Without immigrants working for minimal wages, we wouldn't be where we are now. They play an important role in our economy.

[water bottle]

I'm quite wary of rising right-wing movements in Europe... you guys have been known to fuck shit up in the past. Keep your old buildings bomb-free, North Americans need an adult Disneyland. thx.

[kfc v lot]

Haha wondered when this would appear on hear, saw it on the news and just laughed...

[HAS]

Originally Posted by kfc v lot

Haha wondered when this would appear on hear, saw it on the news and just laughed...

Nice spelling.

[Toothlessjoe]

Originally Posted by HAS

Nice spelling.

What's wrong with his spelling? I'm more concerned about his grammar.

[Rocko]

This shouldn't come as a surprise, they don't have any credibility outside of their little racist douchebag following.

[supperrfreek]

all I have to say is this: who's going to clean toilets, run convenience stores, and do other shitty jobs when there are no illegal immigrants.....hopefully the legal kind will pick up the slack.

[Meguiar]

Originally Posted by supperrfreek

all I have to say is this: who's going to clean toilets, run convenience stores, and do other shitty jobs when there are no illegal immigrants.....hopefully the legal kind will pick up the slack.

Theres plenty of people going for the shitty jobs now, 1000's applying for a couple of till jobs at places like primarks (i dont mean its shit to work there, just not the most skilled. . .)

[Slave of the Beast]

I'll certainly sign up for a tour on duty on HMS BNP.