The shocking truth behind Britain’s immigration farce
I AM a practising barrister specialising in criminal law and recently spoke to a colleague who also sits as a part- time immigration judge and she revealed to me the utterly shocking reality of our immigration system (“Call for pay rise to help the toll of migrants”, August 14).
For example, failed asylum claimants are not sent home. They are expected/ trusted to leave.
If they stay they can reapply later and if they have a child here they create a pretty much insurmountable legal ground to stay ( under the Human Rights Act).
Even if they simply bring a child here they just have to keep their heads down for seven years and then they earn a similarly insurmountable legal ground to remain.
Once granted asylum, they are entitled to bring their entire families over. No wonder these people are pouring in. They will never be returned whatever happens.
The public deserves to know this. Our country cannot sustain this. Politicians really must urgently rectify this.
George Scott, Hove, E Sussex