One asylum seeker tells Sky News there are people from Morocco and Egyptpretending to be from the war-hit country.By Lisa HollandMigrants are posing as Syrians to improve their chances of staying in the UK,according to others at a hostel in south London.Another temporary resident admitted to us he changed his story to help hiscause as he travelled through Europe. After trekking across Europe,Mohammed Manla-Ali flew to London from Germany.As a Syrian from war-torn Aleppo he was guaranteed asylum in Germany,but he wanted to come to the UK to study because he speaks English.He showed us his application to stay in Britain with pride.But the trainee architect says his nationality makes him the envy of someof his fellow residents at the hostel in Croydon.He said: "Lots of people want to be Syrian.Some people say they are Syrian. They take the place for Syrians whichis not good."Mr Manla-Ali told us there are people in the hostel who are from Iraq,Morocco and Egypt pretending to be Syrian.Another man said he was from Iran but admitted changing hisstory along the way.In broken English, he said: "In England, I tell I am from Iran but in themiddle of there I say from Syria."In Greece, I say I am from Syria."The Home Office says it has a rigorous application process and carriesout language analysis where necessary.But concerns about who is living at the hostel are shared by some peoplein the community.Greengrocer Muhamed Ali says there should be more checks on thetemporary residents.He said: "You could look at me and say 'I'm with a beard' but you can'tjudge a book by its cover."I'm here. I was born and bred here and I wouldn't want anything tohappen to my family."If I'm a terrorist I ain't gonna say I am, am I?"Forty five per cent of the community are from black and ethnic minoritybackgrounds.But on Brigstock Road the presence of the government hostel has focusedminds on the issue of immigration.Each day there are new arrivals and departures in the place dubbedImmigration Street.Asylum seekers who have just arrived in Britain are brought here beforebeing dispersed around the country while their applications are processed.Hairdresser Roz Messer said:"You can't just keep letting everybody in because there's just not the room."Housing - none of it. It's just going to explode."A few years ago we had riots in Croydon. You are going to start seeingthat maybe again."I live in Croydon. You feel it all the way around. People frustrated that allthese people are coming over here."Taking jobs, the hospitals, the schools - schools are having to be built andthese people can't even speak the language."So yes there's a problem."Having his hair cut at a barber's across the street, Ashley Flash told us Britainshould allow people fleeing conflict to come to Britain.He said: "They're only coming here because we're thankful we've got electricity.I've got a barber who is cutting my hair."My mom and dad haven't been shot or bombed. So if I was to live that life I woulddo exactly the same thing."Asked about other people's concerns about the impact of migration, he said:"The multi-cultural demographic has changed and life moves on."If you don't like it in Britain - leave."source: news.sky.com/story/1584608/migrants-posing-as-syrians-for-as