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**DownloadMan** · 09-21-2012, 08:31 PM

While the questions are asked, little Gongsak, dressed only in a filthy t-shirt, plays in the dirt with one of his dogs. Another local boy, clearly of school age but whose parents have never sent him to school since they migrated here from Myanmar, sits on the shack’s rickety wooden steps watching the interview.

A picture of how children live

Between them, the two boys are perfect examples of what this UNICEF-sponsored survey is trying to reveal: the gulf between the living conditions of most Thais and the deprivation of children in remote and isolated areas – particularly the children of ethnic minorities like Gongsak and migrants like his playmate.

“If the government is to produce policies that address the real needs of children in Thailand, we have to get a better idea of the situation at the local level,” explained UNICEF Representative in Thailand Inese Zalitis.

“In particular, children who are not registered or who live in very remote areas are often left out of official statistics,” said Ms. Zalitis. “So national figures for school attendance or child mortality, for example, can give too rosy a picture, leading to problems being ignored.” Are these children and grown ups actually legal immigrants to Thailand??

As there seem to be a lot of illegals that have came from Laos, Burma and even China to Thailand who say they are seeking a better life and expect the govt. of Thailand to spread already overextended social services to cover illegals, as has happened and is still happening in the USA for an example, the social needs of the illegals has broken the bank in the USA by illegals getting the same amount of services as the legals who have at one time or another, paid for such services and which are now so overloaded with illegals that no one, even those who qualify for them can get anything from them as that sector of the govt. is broke..

It is my opinion that services of govts. should be for legal residents of any country and illegals should be deported at the earliest possible time, most do not bring any needed commodity to a country and only tap into the reserves that are set up to protect legals.

Sorry if this sounds to strong for you, but countrys have to protect the legal citizens first, or you just give your country away.

09-21-2012, 08:31 PM	#16
DownloadMan Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 633 Senior Member	While the questions are asked, little Gongsak, dressed only in a filthy t-shirt, plays in the dirt with one of his dogs. Another local boy, clearly of school age but whose parents have never sent him to school since they migrated here from Myanmar, sits on the shack’s rickety wooden steps watching the interview. A picture of how children live Between them, the two boys are perfect examples of what this UNICEF-sponsored survey is trying to reveal: the gulf between the living conditions of most Thais and the deprivation of children in remote and isolated areas – particularly the children of ethnic minorities like Gongsak and migrants like his playmate. “If the government is to produce policies that address the real needs of children in Thailand, we have to get a better idea of the situation at the local level,” explained UNICEF Representative in Thailand Inese Zalitis. “In particular, children who are not registered or who live in very remote areas are often left out of official statistics,” said Ms. Zalitis. “So national figures for school attendance or child mortality, for example, can give too rosy a picture, leading to problems being ignored.” Are these children and grown ups actually legal immigrants to Thailand?? As there seem to be a lot of illegals that have came from Laos, Burma and even China to Thailand who say they are seeking a better life and expect the govt. of Thailand to spread already overextended social services to cover illegals, as has happened and is still happening in the USA for an example, the social needs of the illegals has broken the bank in the USA by illegals getting the same amount of services as the legals who have at one time or another, paid for such services and which are now so overloaded with illegals that no one, even those who qualify for them can get anything from them as that sector of the govt. is broke.. It is my opinion that services of govts. should be for legal residents of any country and illegals should be deported at the earliest possible time, most do not bring any needed commodity to a country and only tap into the reserves that are set up to protect legals. Sorry if this sounds to strong for you, but countrys have to protect the legal citizens first, or you just give your country away.
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