MPs call for dispersing refugees across UK
British lawmakers have warned the Home Office the refugees should be dispersed equally across the country and not dumped together in town where they would put a strain on public services.
The MPs are mainly from some of the 10 county councils with the highest ratios of asylum seekers to residents, including areas in northern England, Scotland and Wales.
They noted that having to cope with higher levels of asylum seekers was unfair for the councils currently facing public spending cuts.
“Rochdale is a cohesive community. We are quite diverse, but this is really upsetting the apple cart and it is creating tension. You have groups of asylum seekers, who through no fault of their own have nothing to do because they are not allowed to work, wandering around the town center, not speaking English,” Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk said.
Meanwhile, the Mayor of Middlesbrough Dave Budd said the government had far exceeded its fair allocation.
The statements are made as earlier reports portrayed a gloomy picture of the asylum seekers conditions in the UK.
According to the Guardian, asylum seekers in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, are facing a new predicament as they're being forced to wear colored wristbands so that they can be easily distinguished. The newly arrived refugees are told that they must wear the wristbands at all times, otherwise they won't be fed.
The asylum seekers say the new ruling has resulted in their harassment and abuse by members of the public.
Earlier, refugees in Middlesbrough complained that their houses were targeted, after a private firm responsible for housing them painted all front doors red. The UK government bans the asylum seekers from working or claiming mainstream benefits.
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