Just to play devil's advocate and NOT my personal feelings, but as they are not British or Commonwealth citizens and they fight in an army not their own for money, doesn't that, in fact, make them mercenaries? Therefore, no rights as such?
I know little of the legalities regarding this (only through the media and they will only tell what makes a good story regardless of the facts) and if it were up to me I would let them all in. I have worked with some of the Gurkhas when in the Falklands and a finer, nicer bunch of blokes you couldn't want to meet.
I'm sure there will be some rule or regulation that gets round this, but if that were the case, surely it would also confer the rights being fought for.
I would be very interested to read any replies that can "wise me up" in this area.
