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Originally Posted by Ramrod
Sounds like the kind of immigrants this country could use.....
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We had a family from Pakistan living here who were seeking asylum. Their father was a human rights lawyer & had allegedly received death threats. Their children had become fully integrated in the local school & were doing well, fully supported by their parents who were on the board of governors. They had also built links with the local church.
The children had been here long enough that they no longer spoke their native language, but that didn't stop the immigration service doing a dawn raid on their home & deporting them, despite pleas that they would be in danger & lobbying by the local MP.
His letter in the Independent
http://www.asylumstories.co.uk/category/grimsby/
I know we can't just open the floodgates, but it does seem that whether people can make a contribution to our society isn't taken into account when deciding who to deport??
Last I heard the father was in hiding & suffering from diabetes, while the rest of the family were having a really hard time, especially the kids because of their initial inability to speak the language or know the culture.