http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/05/why-were-ready-to-open-our-homes-to-refugees

Stroud, a conservative Gloucestershire town, can’t fix the refugee crisis on its own – but a small movement is brewing there.

"Stroud mayor Kevin Cranston, who signed the letter to the Stroud News and Journal, believes that taking in 10 refugees is a perfectly practicable proposition, and that such questions can be resolved. “I have no problem helping to find accommodation, there are enough empty properties here,” he said.

Is it legal to accommodate and support undocumented migrants who have no entitlement to public funds?

“I’m assuming that if we can persuade the government that we will take in and support 10 people in Stroud, the government would allow them in and give them leave to stay,” said Cranston.

“The government is perfectly able to send officials over to where refugees are and ensure they can come in legally. It’s all a question of will. If they want to, they can. After all, they found £7m six weeks ago to put more barbed wire round Calais. Cameron is scared of Ukip, but really he ought to be more concerned about the greater number of voters in this country who aren’t racist bigots.”