Birmingham Council to Home 500 Syrians, Ignoring Plight of Homeless Locals

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<p>‘Birmi gham city co cillors have come together to ple ge to re home 500 Syria s withi the city over the ext five years, espite havi g 30,000 local people alrea y registere o their books for social ho si g i the area. The waiti g lists i cl e approximately 500 homeless families.</p>
<p>The British gover me t has ple ge to relocate 20,000 Syria s from ref gee camps i the Mi le East over the ext five years; i a rece t vi eo message, Birmi gham’s co cil lea er Cllr Joh Cla cy sai that taki g a share of the migra ts “is the Birmi gham way”.</p>
<p>To co firm the Co cil’s i te tio s o the matter, co cillors from the Co servative a Labo r parties came together i Birmi gham earlier this week to ass re more tha 400 people gathere at a local ch rch that they wo l i ee seek to ho se 500 Syria s er the gover me t’s resettleme t scheme.’</p>
<p><a href="http://www.breitbart.com/lo o /2016/04/17/birmi gham-co cil-home-500-syria s-ig ori g-plight-homeless-locals/" target="_bla k">Rea more: Birmi gham Co cil to Home 500 Syria s, Ig ori g Plight of Homeless Locals </a></p>