Posted on 08/17/2014 9:42:45 AM PDT by Steelfish
Illegal Immigrants in Tilbury Shipping Container Were 'Sikhs From Afghanistan' Police reveal more details about 35 men, women and children - including one fatality - found in distress in dockyard Emergency services at the scene in Tilbury Docks Immigrants found screaming for help inside a shipping container at an Essex dockyard were Sikhs from Afghanistan Photo: SKY NEWS David Barrett 17 Aug 2014
The illegal immigrants found screaming for help inside a shipping container at an Essex dockyard were Sikhs from Afghanistan, police have revealed. The officer leading a homicide inquiry after a man’s body was found inside the container along with 34 other people, including several children, said members of the Sikh community from Tilbury were assisting officers and helping to care for the stowaways.
The 34 survivors were taken to hospital suffering from hypothermia and severe dehydration after the discovery early on Saturday and 30 have now been released by doctors “into the care of Essex police and Border Force staff”. A spokesman for Essex Police said the Afghans would be taken to a “suitable location” by Border Force officials, although it is understood they are not in immigration detention. Supt Trevor Roe said: “We now understand that they are from Afghanistan
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Are Sikhs From Afghanistan going to be treated badly there once the US pulls out? The ones in the shipping container took a big chance trying this way to enter the U.K.
They should be resettled in India.
Hypothermia in August? I didn’t know England was that cold in August.
I don’t buy it. If they REALLY were Seeks, they’d just hop over to India, not risk their lives in that way. And what the hell goes out of Afghanistan in a shipping contain, other than Opium. I would think trying a stunt like that would make you stand out.
The next time a container arrives there, they’ll say it’s the Aimish from Pennsylvania.
I don’t know if Sikhs are generally good guys are not, but just as an observation, this speaks to the power of advertising.
there’s a tv spot for American Sikhs. the guy is bearded and has a turban and has the facial features of a middle eastern. he was born here so speaks perfect English, and since I didn’t know anything about Sikhs before, he was my introduction.
I went away thinking nice guy, nice people, not much different than my Italian ancestors when they first came over.
There are nearly twice as many Sikhs in Canada, as there are in the U.S.A. This likely goes back to immigration preferences given to citizens of Commonwealth nations. They are generally good, productive citizens (a strong work ethic is one of their core beliefs).
There are several differences between Muslims and Sikhs. A few of the most notable ones:
* While Muslims practice forced conversions; Sikhs are not a proselytizing religion.
* Sikhs are monogamous; while Muslim men can have up to 4 wives.
* Sikhs believe in equality for women; while Muslims tend to treat women like dirt.
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*Sikhs and Muslims loathe each other, and the Sikh religion began in an anti-Muslim resistance movement
Yes, they are. I have the highest respect for Sikhs and Hindus.
“*Sikhs and Muslims loathe each other, and the Sikh religion began in an anti-Muslim resistance movement”
Yes, that’s an important point. Compared to Europe, Britain and other members of the Commonwealth benefit from having Sikh immigrants to “neutralize” many of their Muslim immigrants. It really helps that Sikhs know how to defend themselves, and aren’t afraid to do so (like Israelis, and unlike mushy-headed liberals in Europe and the Americas).
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