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When dealing with *human beings* first and foremost I think a civil society needs to show compassion, these are people, not cattle and we as a species owe to ourselves to be better than we have been in situations like World War II. If we are to have any future as a race (and like it or not we are one species) we need to learn to live next to each other. 

Having said that, I don't think an "open door policy" is the answer either.

There's needs to be a sensible, logical middle ground here between xenophobic, racist assholes and just letting anyone and everyone come in with huge numbers with no thought given to issues of integration.

Canada seems to manage things better, maybe Europe can learn from them.