A bodged job and they are about to scarper!

Royal assent to the Illegal Migration Act was granted on 20^th July 2023. This means that if you enter the UK illegally you should not be able to remain here. Instead, you will be detained and promptly removed either to your home country or a safe country where any asylum claim will be considered.

However, there is no mention from the government as to how we deal with those already here and awaiting asylum decisions. The total number has more than doubled between 2020 and 2022 from 70,000 to 166,300 and the numbers are rising daily.

This has to be as a result of inefficiencies within the decision-making process, a lack of returns agreements and not knowing the exact numbers of asylum seekers in the Country.

Those already here and waiting asylum decisions are quite happy to be lost in the system, It is not a problem for them, they can continue living in their free comfortable living accommodation, rest easy in the knowledge they can access free health care including dentistry and of course be safe in the knowledge that there is a mass of lawyers queuing up to help with endless appeals and to challenge any attempt to remove them from the UK. The cost of all this is met by the British Taxpayer. The average British taxpayer who is struggling to survive the current devastating cost of living crisis.

The worsening conditions in France are responsible for the services of unscrupulous people smugglers who encourage the invaders to risk the ‘dangerous’ cross-channel journey. I have no idea why this is still described as a ‘dangerous’ crossing, these invaders are guided and watched every step of the way until they safely reach the shores of the UK.

The UK’s ‘shadow economy’ is much larger than that which exists on the other side of the Channel. Here asylum seekers can often find low paid and menial work in takeaway food outlets or cleaning cars in addition to receiving the generous benefits handed to them by the British Government. Sounds like a good move to make.

How is this fair treatment by the British Government? No wonder the electorate show complete apathy when it comes to voting for the incompetent shameless individuals that sit in the Houses of Parliament.

The problem of the “Legacy Asylum Seekers” those already here, must be addressed!

We have to start somewhere and that is by creating an accurate data base, using finger printing, iris scans, biometric testing of blood groups, DNA, and wrist x-rays. We can systematically commence deportation and segregation immediately where screening has highlighted criminals, bogus claimants, imposters claiming they are underage and those from safe countries.

This government should be renamed “Bodgit and Scarper”, they bodge most things and soon will be forced to scarper.

At the next General Election make certain you vote for a UK Independence Party Candidate; they have heart and conscience in good measure. Put your faith in them!

Better still, become a candidate and help us with the fight back.

Patricia Mountain

UK Independence Party Spokeswoman for Immigration