Yesterday was a day of judgement for 3,000 desperate children. 3,000 children who are currently scared, away from their parents, in a foreign land and distressingly likely to be caught up with the wrong people and scarred by the terror and violence from their homelands and the desperate struggle of their journey to reach Europe.
It was a day which campaigners, NGOs, the public and politicians had been waiting for. After strong support in the Lords, the amendment to accept 3,000 child orphan refugees was being debated and voted on within the Commons. 3,000 is not a large number and this is a very modest target, resulting in only five extra children per constituency in the UK. It would take some funding from the Government to support local authorities who found it difficult to cope with this financial burden and there are many compassionate people who would be more than happy to help these children.
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