Most of the problems with that are related to the shortage of housing - refugee, asylum seeker and impoverished immigrants always end up in the worst areas because that's where there's housing available because no-one wants to live there. So they're starting from behind on that front. Then the authorities in their infinite wisdom say "oh, poor things, they need services like a doctor and some specialist teaching and financial advice and childcare so they can work and... and... and..." - conveniently forgetting that people have been living in that area for decades without those services and giving the Daily Mail lovely ammunition for "wicked asylum seekers get massive value services while loyal local community gets nothing". Worst of all, the services are sometimes restricted to the "new" people, when the whole community needs them.
Local media, MP and community action to keep individuals and families from being deported is a testament to "education" - once people understand each other and have a sympathy for each other then they see each other as human beings first and foremost.
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