Residents of one village tell Sky News some are anxious about having asylum seekers housed nearby, but some say the situation would be improved if they had something to do while they wait for their claims to be processed.
The concern among some locals was that nothing is known about the young men who have been moved in."They don't know where the asylum seekers are from. They don't know their background.""They'd usually let their kids roam around at night when they play with their bikes and some of them are thinking twice."Estate agent Mo Tariq can see the asylum seekers standing across the road from the hotel from his office window.
The fact is the asylum seekers don't have anything to do - they are not allowed to work while their claims are processed, and they are bored and unhappy.
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