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Students back refugee support everything humanly possible DANIELLA BASSETT and BRODY ANDREWS to help these people who have
SPRING-BACK BASE: South African fly-half Handré Pollard, 21, hits the turf at the University of Birmingham’s Bournbrook pitches, where the Springboks trained ahead of their Rugby World Cup match against Samoa at Villa Park on September 26. The team also used the university’s gym as part of a six-day training camp following their unexpected defeat against Japan in their first match of the tournament
STUDENTS have backed more action to help people fleeing war in Syria after council bosses pledged to support refugees. Some feel the government is not doing enough to help those seeking safety in Europe and should follow the example of Birmingham City Council which has voted to take in 50 refugees following a campaign. University of Birmingham English literature student Katie Church, 19, said: ‘We need to do
been neglected by their own government and forced to flee their homes. ‘We have a responsibility as decent compassionate human beings to help them in whatever way we can.’ Jamaal Choudhry, 19, a second-year medic whose mother is from Pakistan, said: ‘Having come from a background where my parents are considered refugees, I find it difficult to understand why people wouldn’t want to build a new life away from the terror
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in their home land. Everyone deserves an equal opportunity.’ But James Renley, 19, a politics student at Birmingham, said Britain did not have the resources to support a larger population. ‘Our country is not equipped to handle such a massive influx of people,’ he said. Seb Read, 20, who studies media at Birmingham City University, admitted the government faced a ‘tricky situation’. But he added: ‘It is pretty obvious that they’re not doing enough to solve the crisis.’