UK: "Few failed asylum seekers removed"

Posted Tue, Mar 8, 2005 at 9:48 pm

Beeb:

Of 62,700 people refused asylum last year, 4,100 had so far been removed, Home Office minister Des Browne said in a Commons reply.

Others could have left without informing the authorities, he added...

[Tory MP Sir Teddy Taylor] estimated there were "probably 250,000" people living in Britain who had been refused the right to remain in the country...

Comments

eh (not verified)

Tue, 03/08/2005 - 23:31

Yes, we really do have a lot in common with GB.

John S Bolton (not verified)

Tue, 03/08/2005 - 22:43

These rich countries must soon recognize that there can be no right of asylum into a welfare society. It is a real aggression on the taxpayers, to whom the officials owe loyalty over against the foreigner who would take net public subsidy. It is also presumptous for some to say that the welfare societies can lose those characteristics, the evil to the net taxpayer is happening today, and has been going on a long time.