It's interesting hearing this, as there is a lot of debate in Britain currently about opening our borders to a greater extent. My personal opinion is that the refugees need a place to live, which we should help with, however, unfortunately the right wing is growing in popularity, with many racist political groups gaining support, especially from the (and I use this term hesitantly) "lower working class" who feel that they are losing their jobs towards migrants (Polish immigrants are being caught particularly badly in this stereotype). In addition to this, Islamaphobia is rising. It's got to the point where one of the candidates for the Mayor of London is the leader of a Neo-nazi party. I think that the situation will be made worse by the refugee crisis if Britain opens it's borders and there will be a real danger of a far right group gaining power as there will be more dispossessed people looking for a scapegoat, which they will find in the innocent people trying to make themselves a better life.
In short, history is becoming close to repeating itself, as in the 1930s there was a rise in Nationalistic feeling due to the great depression, leading to people blaming the Jews. Everyone knows about the Nazis, but they were far from the only group that gained power from this, just the most "successful". Britain came close, with the Union of Fascists and Italy and Spain both had a fascist government. If people aren't careful, this could be another tipping point.
TL;DR Catch-22: The refugees need help, but this is almost certain to cause bigger problems for them in the future.
