Immigration and racism Discussion Discuss these questions in small groups: 1. Whae different ethnic groups are chere in your town / region? 2, Where have they come from and why? 3. Does your country offer help to refugees? If so, are you happy that your taxes help to support them? Reading Read the article and decide if these sentencos are true (T) or false (J 1. The villagers don't mind thar the refugees are living nearby. 2. Little Hurling was the only place the refugees could go. ASYLUM SEEKERS provided accommodation for seekers. They are afraid that ‘Thore was wouble yesterday HM. But Litle Hurling is iftey retur home, they wil in the village of Lite 00th place they should be. be killed or persecuted. After Hurling in Kem as 150 Itouldbebeterifthey were the torible time they have Kosovar refugees arived to it large town orci.” had in their own county, they stay in the Hurling Business Amanda Parker-White, 52, need some peace and quiet to Centre just outside the leader of the village help them recover.” village, Local people, upset committee, said: “There is no “Unfortunatly, there wes no that no one had spoken to enterainment here, no time wotlk to the villagers", them before sending the cinema, no library, and only said Kim Thompson of the ‘refugees there, held a protest one small village shop, The govemment’s Refugee Action smecting inthe village hall. point is: what ate these Group. “We only found out “Wo are a tolerant group of Pepe going todo?” the refugees were amiving people in Little Hurling,” said Basil Lloga, a spokesman for this morning and there was Major Ronald Smythe, who the refugees, sid: “Iam sure_nowhere else for them t0 20 has lived in the village for25.the villagers are not We very much hope the years. “We are happy thatthe iseriminsting against these villagers will welcome them government has offered people. Most of them have and accept them into the assistance to these people and. come here as genuine asylum community" Read the article again and answer these questions: 1. Why do the villagers think Licle Hurling is not a good place for refugees? 2. Why might it be a good place for refugees, according to Basil Lloga? 3. Why did nobody talk to the villagers first? Discussion 1.Do you think the villagers are being honest about their reasons for wanting the refugees elsewhere? TEnot, what do you chink the real reasons are? 2. How do you think the villagers in a small village in your country would react if 150 refugees were sent to live nearby? 3. How would you personally react? 25 imigration and racism Taboos and tesues erm ote re om oe ot ee mom mo om ow we ow oeSIU ee Language 1 Match the words on the left with the words on the right: 1. asylum a. migeants 2. border b immigrants 3. economic «. controls 4 illegal 4. officials 5. immigration o. seekers Complete this text with expressions from the exercise above Following the discovery of fifty (6) in the back of a lorry at Calsis yesterday, the government has ordered stricter security at (7). + +and has warned (8) fosseeee esto be vigilant, “We are very willing to help genuine 0°) ads government minister, “but these people are just eee [we cannot allow just anyone into the country.” Discussion Language 2 Now look at this sentence from the text: The point is: what are these people going to do? Look at these other expressions with point. Decide if you would use them to agree (A), to disagree (D) or to partially agree (P). 1. Yes, I see your point. 2. take your point bur 3.[ agree up to a point. 4. That's a good point. 5.No, you're missing the point. 6. Thats not the point. 7.1 can’t see your poine at all 8. That's exactly the point. Work in pairs. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the points of view below? The expressions in Language 2 may be helpful We should proud that I don’t see why my taxes A lot of these refugees are Muslims. Wouldn't it be better if they went to a ‘Muslint country where they would feel more at home? ere aren't enough jobs local people as itis. We can't have people from other countries taking our jobs. country. WI other cout Taboos and lesves Hea pieced; ee rely ned hye fame ee: moaate dove hy ee a sing from live in our poe ated cis vill 12 country, = We're already doing enough in this be don’ mind the refugees. They really need help, but I Asylum seokers are asylum seokers. They are desperate women, men and children You sever kr could be in thei situation We have lots of menial fobs that no one warts to do. We need inmigrants 10 come and do this can't ies do work Let thems come, I say. Immigration and racism 25