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WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT SLOUGH'S MIGRANT CHILDREN?

Monday May 14,2007

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A FLOOD of Romanian gypsy children has left a British town facing a financial crisis.

Since their poverty-stricken country joined the EU on January 1, nearly 90 youngsters have arrived in Slough pleading for help from town hall bosses.

The children, from the Roma community, arrive unaccompanied by adults – even though some are as young as 10.

Council officials in the Berkshire town said six have even come with babies of their own, while seven were pregnant.
It is thought that the children travelled across Europe alone.

The borough council has so far had to spend £150,000 setting up an emergency team of social workers and housing officers to assist the children.

Most have only the slightest grasp of English, which has forced the council to employ two Roma translators to deal with the influx.

*But what do YOU think? Who do you feel more sorry for - Slough or the children? Is it the town's responsibility or the government's? Should the government give them more of the taxpayer's money to ease the problem? Have YOUR say.

THE ICEING ON SLOUGH'S MULTICULTURAL WONDERFUL DIVERSE CAKE

07.08.07, 7:00pm

Slough deserves them, they let the floodgates open years ago. The saying goes "You reap what you sow". Its just a pity that they dont set up in Knightsbridge or Hampstead or Mayfair, bet the would'nt be there long!!!

• Posted by: Rusty • Report Comment

FLOOD OF ROMA GYPSIES IN SLOUGH

19.05.07, 2:23am

Roma Gypsies are notorious agressive beggers and thieves. I experienced them on the streets of London in 2000. They are also dangerous, they all carry knives. The flood of these primative people into Slough means nothing but trouble for the local residents and will cost the local council dearly. Not only they can't speak English but they are illiterate in their own language even. So what kind of work could they do. Nothing! They don't intend working anyway. So send them all back A.S.A.P.
Arnold Forebush.

• Posted by: Arnoldforebush • Report Comment

WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT SLOUGH'S MIGRANT CHILDREN

17.05.07, 9:59am

feed them clean them dress them then put them back on a boat/plane with a label on their coats, return to sender. enough is enough, we cant look after our own kids,

• Posted by: jenny • Report Comment

MIGRANT CHILLDREN

17.05.07, 1:20am

the village i live in watched a convoy of romanians 2 years ago ive herd by the locals say the polce and gardia followed them to the shops they got there food were escorted out of the village parked for the night then escorted out of our whole province by the police and its as big as the uk and told politly dont come back ,not been seen since ,sorted.

• Posted by: melmorris • Report Comment

A FLOOD OF ROMANIAN GYPSY CHILDREN

16.05.07, 8:31pm

First the good news, clothes pegs are abundant and cheap, now the bad news the locals can`t get any sleep because of the flamenco dancers.
Still we need a bit more help in the UK from some hard working foriegners, but what are this lot likely to contribute to the UK economy? answer nothing and who`s going to foot the bill for their board and lodge the tax payer of course. This government should round them up humanely and send them packing back to the place they came from because we have just about had enough of foriegners here it has got way out of hand now.

• Posted by: JimCardiff01 • Report Comment