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Please quote where my objection was :) Observation, reasoning != objection. But yes, for the record, I do object and the current UK government objects to it. W

• morsch 11y ago
  When you add scare quotes to the word asylum it's pretty obvious what your political leanings and corresponding objections are.
  • nbevans 11y ago
    No it isn't? And "scare quotes", good lord. I put it in quotes because these people aren't interested in following the standard asylum seeking procedures. They want to go around them. Which means they aren't actually an asylum seeker. It makes them an illegal immigrant. Not many governments in the world will tolerate illegal immigration.
    • richmarr 11y ago
      > I put it in quotes because these people aren't interested in following the standard asylum seeking procedures So it's illegal immigrants you're talking about, rather than asylum seekers? > Not many governments in the world will tolerate illegal immigration. On the surface that's a reasonable position. After all, surely if they tolerated it then they'd be legal immigrants. But tolerate is a simple word for a complex situation. There's a difference between how much a government talks about immigration and how much they're willing to spend to stop it (and willing to spend to fix any negative knock-on effects either from reduced migration or blunt-instrument policies).