Ian, in your post times at 12.17 yesterday you don't give the source of your figures. The subsequent post has a link to the Refugee Council which appears to be the basis of the figures you quote. This organisation is unlikely to give an independent account of the situation that exists in the UK. It should be borne in mind the UK is small island with limited resources. Last year the government figures show that 1.2 million people moved to the UK leaving a net migration figure of 606,000. There has been a study based on these figures which shows that if this level of migration continues the UK's population will increase by 83-87 million by 2046. This would require an additional 6-8 million more homes. That would be the equivalent of 15-18 cities the size of Birmingham.
Apart from the saturation point we have reached with immigrants in some areas, in general the level of migration is a great strain on resources and services. I also object to paying income tax to fund the lifestyle they are given here. Our own people are living in poverty on the streets with no access to basic comforts. Why can't they be accommodated in hotels etc and given some sort of dignity? I accept that some of the people coming here are genuine but the vast majority are not. Bear in mind that the figures only cover the migrants they know about, there are very many who are not reflected in the figures.
The Tory agenda is designed for business regardless of what the country, wants or can accept. Business wants cheap labour and this is one way they can get it. It wouldn't surprise me if the people smugglers are operated by the Tories. They like to make money by any way they can, legal or otherwise. As Nye Bevan once said the Tories, "are lower than vermin".