As you well know Jogills, it’s because it’s not politically expedient in a predominantly conservative country.
I contacted my MP when in Kent and suggested a people’s sponsorship policy.
Better off middle class people (possibly like yourself) could contribute monthly to a refugee fund to sponsor these young men.
You can’t legitimately expect poor working people to finance benefits that they themselves cannot qualify for.
Wealthy people who feel strongly should have the facility to subsidise a project.
Those who claim family ties could be sponsored by their family thus no strain on the taxpayer.
It could work.
That’s not the way that things work and you very well know it By the same I’ll logic:
1. You can’t expect those who buy private healthcare to contribute taxes to pay for the NHS.
2. You can’t expect law abiding people to pay for prisons.
3. You can’t expect the young to pay for pensioner’s state pensions.
4. Arsonists should contribute to a special fund to pay for the fire-service.
And besides, poor working people pay considerably less tax than high earners so it is the high earners who are burdened with the tax.