Thursday, March 10, 2005
Mixed message on imigration
As Tony claims to be very strict on immigrants, Calum undermines him:
Thank you for your recent email. I believe your are referring to the recent case of the Ay family. My understanding is that the courts have supported the Government view the that Ay family was not eligible for asylum. The decision to challenge this view through protracted legal proceedings was the decision of the Ay family itself.
The present Government has the most generous legal immigration policy in Europe. More immigrants enter the UK each year than at any previous time in UK history. In concert with this policy, however, I believe the Government is right to distinguish clearly between legal immigrants and justified asylum seekers on the one hand, and illegal immigrants by unjustified asylum seekers on the other, and to apply the law firmly and fairly in the case of the latter.
Personally, I think we should be letting many more people into the UK, as their skills andabilities are need to keepthis country going. The petty racism shown by New Labour (sic) panders to the jack booted racists, and no-one else.
Thank you for your recent email. I believe your are referring to the recent case of the Ay family. My understanding is that the courts have supported the Government view the that Ay family was not eligible for asylum. The decision to challenge this view through protracted legal proceedings was the decision of the Ay family itself.
The present Government has the most generous legal immigration policy in Europe. More immigrants enter the UK each year than at any previous time in UK history. In concert with this policy, however, I believe the Government is right to distinguish clearly between legal immigrants and justified asylum seekers on the one hand, and illegal immigrants by unjustified asylum seekers on the other, and to apply the law firmly and fairly in the case of the latter.
Personally, I think we should be letting many more people into the UK, as their skills andabilities are need to keepthis country going. The petty racism shown by New Labour (sic) panders to the jack booted racists, and no-one else.
