Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

[scaramanga]

I was just asking how the 1 in 1 out worked? Not comparing it to anything else.

It doesn't work. The French do nothing to stop border crossings and the numbers we return are so small that they barely register.

 

[Gutter Boy]

I would say that is too limiting. There are many reasons for seeking asylum beyond war, though obviously, everything helps. By a big margin, refugees just move to the next country anyway. If they cross a continent and/or body of water to get to the UK, it is nearly always for reasons other than just getting away from flying bullets. There is usually an additional reason for their journey - some other tie they have with the UK.

Do you not think that's to do with having resource? Money to travel, money for sustenance, money for smugglers. Hence why a lot of our claimant are for example Iranian, because that's actually quite a wealthy society. By taking them you are rewarding the strongest and most capable over the most needy, which isn't a very good principle.