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UK let fewer refugees than its fair share  

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LONDON: Some 1.9 million refugees entered thirty European countries during 2014-2015.  That means UK’s fair share would have been 240,000 for two years.

 

Instead of admitting 120,000 refugees per annum UK – having a population of 65 million – has let 170,000 fewer than its fair share in two years.

 

Countries harboring less than a million citizens have taken more refugees. For instance, Hungary let 143,000, Sweden took 91,000 while Austria allowed 53,000 refugees.

M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.