They are NOT asylum seekers.
They have travelled VERY long distances completely safely, not only through the country they are supposed to be fleeing from, but into and through many other countries which are also supposed to be too dangerous.
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Originally Posted by Damien
I don't understand why we don't allow Asylum seekers to apply from abroad. The current system incentives people to make the crossing.
Other people who may not be refugees or have been lied about how the process works would still try to make the crossing but it'll surely be easier for us to deal with those people if we took out the ones who will, eventually, be granted Asylum anyway.
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Makes no difference. If they are actually turned down, they come anyway.
Eg Family living safely in Turkey with a house and a job, but want to go to Canada, who turn them down. Next thing it's "dinghy time" and some of the family drowning. The survivor gets let into Canada anyway. How is that a deterrent to drownings?