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Let Them Drown. Let Them Freeze to Death. Just Keep Them Out!
The world has many crises, and probably the most heart-rending is that of desperately miserable refugees who have been forced to flee from their homes.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR, is a saintly body and does its best to care for those it can access.
- Brian Cloughley
- CounterPunch
Its latest report indicates that there are now over 84 million people displaced by conflict, barbaric persecution and climate change disasters.
On November 11 Filippo Grandi, the head of UNHCR, issued a plea for greater assistance from rich countries, saying that “the international community must redouble its efforts to make peace, and…