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Yet we're repeatedly told that every single migrant entering the UK illegally is a desparate refugee fleeing war or persecution?

panick21_ 3y ago
If you are being told that you are following the wrong sources.
- laputan_machine 3y ago
  > In 2022, around 16,000 Albanian citizens applied for asylum in the UK, making up 16% of all asylum applicants. https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/commentaries/albanian-asylum-seekers-in-the-uk-and-eu-a-look-at-recent-data/ https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/commentaries... What's that? Let's be real, there is no reason for any country to be granting Albanian citizens asylum. There isn't a genocide going on, it's a (relatively) free country: https://www.equaldex.com/region/albania https://www.equaldex.com/region/albania
  - logifail 3y ago
    > there is no reason for any country to be granting Albanian citizens asylum ...and most European countries don't. Q: Why does the UK?
- throwaway751 3y ago
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TheGigaChad 3y ago
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logifail 3y ago
> fleeing war or persecution Q: Is there much war or persecution in France at present?
- Glawen 3y ago
  Did you mean Germany, Austria or Italy?
  - logifail 3y ago
    > Did you mean Germany, Austria or Italy? Talking about irregular migration, it's significantly harder to enter the UK directly from either Germany, Austria or Italy. Air carriers check passports and visas (indeed BA pulled a relative of mine this morning at a London airport for what the airline termed a "visa check" during an attempt to check in online). Paying a people smuggler to take you across the Channel from France to the UK would appear to be significantly simpler. The UK government publishes detailed statistics on irregular migration routes, and for the last few years small boats represent by far largest proportion of irregular migration arrivals, not air.[0] [0] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/irregular-migration-to-the-uk-year-ending-march-2023/irregular-migration-to-the-uk-year-ending-march-2023 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/irregular-migration...
koheripbal 3y ago
Political talking heads spew hyperbole. Don't characterize any side of any issue with it.

panick21_ 3y ago

If you are being told that you are following the wrong sources.

laputan_machine 3y ago
> In 2022, around 16,000 Albanian citizens applied for asylum in the UK, making up 16% of all asylum applicants. https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/commentaries/albanian-asylum-seekers-in-the-uk-and-eu-a-look-at-recent-data/ https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/commentaries... What's that? Let's be real, there is no reason for any country to be granting Albanian citizens asylum. There isn't a genocide going on, it's a (relatively) free country: https://www.equaldex.com/region/albania https://www.equaldex.com/region/albania
- logifail 3y ago
  > there is no reason for any country to be granting Albanian citizens asylum ...and most European countries don't. Q: Why does the UK?
throwaway751 3y ago
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TheGigaChad 3y ago

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logifail 3y ago

> fleeing war or persecution Q: Is there much war or persecution in France at present?

Glawen 3y ago
Did you mean Germany, Austria or Italy?
- logifail 3y ago
  > Did you mean Germany, Austria or Italy? Talking about irregular migration, it's significantly harder to enter the UK directly from either Germany, Austria or Italy. Air carriers check passports and visas (indeed BA pulled a relative of mine this morning at a London airport for what the airline termed a "visa check" during an attempt to check in online). Paying a people smuggler to take you across the Channel from France to the UK would appear to be significantly simpler. The UK government publishes detailed statistics on irregular migration routes, and for the last few years small boats represent by far largest proportion of irregular migration arrivals, not air.[0] [0] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/irregular-migration-to-the-uk-year-ending-march-2023/irregular-migration-to-the-uk-year-ending-march-2023 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/irregular-migration...

koheripbal 3y ago

Political talking heads spew hyperbole. Don't characterize any side of any issue with it.