Originally Posted by
langleybaston
This is a national scandal. The current government [which seems not attempt to govern] was elected, inter alia, to sort the illegal immigration. In other words, to defend our borders from arrivals through unauthorised means.
As I understand it, every arrival has passed through a country in which he/she could claim asylum, so for them we are a destination of choice. What not to like?
There are not many do-gooders in the poorer parts of Kent, the do-gooders live in leafy suburbs and cosy villages.
Charity begins at home, and the poor of our country are using community larders of necessity. Our village of 700 houses has a larder that is run by the church and is in constant use, while 21 year old males posing as children with moustaches live in warm hotels, well fed and with cash handouts.
WAKE UP UK, YOU ARE BEING TAKEN FOR SUCKERS.
The first safe country argument is a myth and would be counter productive. All that would happen is the neighbouring countries would become even more overrun than they are now. Of course, it would suit the shires as they would never have to accommodate anyone, ever. If you look at the per capita claims for asylum, the UK is getting off comparatively lightly as it is. The crisis is to some extent manufactured. The government made no attempt to ramp up the immigration service to match demand or get return agreements with other countries, and even now still seems to be failing. That is why 97% of claimants have been waiting for over a year for a decision and why only a handful have been deported. At the same time, the obvious arrivals across a body of water gave the right wing press something to froth about in a way that is not possible when you share land borders with other countries.
Now we have yet another half baked headline grabbing plan being offered so that once again the government can blame its usual bogeymen when it inevitably fails, rather than setting to to clear the backlog. The only thing that is likely to stop the boats is the guarantee of a swift turn round and deportation. That requires a beefed up immigration service, return agreements with other countries and the declaration of a safe and legal route for asylum claims.