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3.4% of asylum seekers in Leeds are Syrian: people, politicians and the refugee crisis in EuropeABIGAIL HOUSING AGM – 11 T H APRIL 2016

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Surprised?

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This is not an accident

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This is not just about Syria

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15%

11%

9%

9%8%7%

5%

37%

Asylum Applications Q4 2015

IranIraqSyriaEritreaAfghanistanPakistanSudanOther

Source: Home Office

So why are so few Syrian asylum seekers in Leeds?

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Source: BBC news

The Government’s priorities

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How many refugees should the UK take in? A nation speaks.

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40%

26%

31%

3%

More About the sameFewerNot sure

Source: Newsnight/ComRes, Sept 15

People of Leeds

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Abigail Volunteers

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What else can you do?

1. Keep offering support and hope to refugees, asylum seekers, Abigail Housing and other organisations in the sector

2. Lobby your MP over the Immigration Bill – go to www.theyworkforyou.com

3. Remember to thank local politicians for their support of refugee schemes and lobby for more

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What else can you do?

4) Remember the huge swell of public opinion: when people, know and meet refugees - their opinions change

5) Remember Leeds is a kind place that doesn’t wait for the Government to give it permission to act

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The doughnut of hope: how long have we got left?

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Time

served

18%Time

left82%

Time served Time left

Jon BeechDIRECTOR, LASSN & CHAIR OF THE LEEDS MIGRATION PARTNERSHIP

JON@LASSN.ORG.UK

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