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"However if we look at the numbers of immigrants/asylum seekers who have been resettled over the last 4 odd years it has exploded.".... yep global warming is causing a lot of African's to look north and volatile economic conditions coupled with military coups, dictatorships and Russian militia robbing the African states have caused a lot more people to look for better security and employment/wages options than staying in Africa or Asia.

greater transport options too has helped increase the numbers desperate to find new and safer homes for their families.

even the rise of right wing extreme politics in Europe hasn't stopped people coming. and the US has always had floods of people crossing the desert from Central American states. nothing new.