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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees
Taken from https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...atch.jonhenley
What, then, is the attraction? First, unlike in France or Germany, refugees who reach Britain instantly acquire the effective status of asylum seeker. While they wait for their cases to be examined, a lengthy process that gives them every chance to disappear, they are housed and fed and given £35 a week, including £25 in vouchers to be exchanged in the shops.
Then, after six months in the country, they can apply for a work permit. But they can easily find work without a permit, because the black economy in Britain is worth some £80bn a year - four times the size of France's. There is no penalty for an employer who hires an illegal immigrant. Ultimately, only one in 40 illegal immigrants to Britain is repatriated. |
And therein lies the problem. I have no problem with genuine refugees as long as we give them the same benefits as our neighbours therefore not making us the target for "economic" refugees. Our appeals process needs streamlining too as do our repatriation powers, just look how long and how much it cost to get rid of "The Hook"!