Should there be an amnesty for grown ups with no passports who were kids 30 yrs ago.
 

It shouldn't even be up for debate.
They came over as kids, parents worked here and contributed, they have spent all their adult lives here, as well as their childhoods.
Common sense should prevail.

Of course they should, but this is another part of operation undesirable. I must be otherwise as smudge says common sense would prevail.

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Brilliant, so legally she can't do what she wanted as per, so announces a u turn :joker:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a8306841.html

I think it depends what they have done with their lives. If they have worked hard and mostly paid their way and have not been in any serious trouble they should stay.

Of course, it's illogical and cruel to send people back to a country they don't know when they've lived in the UK for most of their lives but it's what I've come to expect from the Tories.

Yes. Nothing more to add really.

Very pleased to see we are all on the same page.

I feel like there should be a fanfare or something. Surely this is SD first

This is a terrible injustice to the people involved. It shows up how impractical and broken our immigration system is. It simply does not make sense, it is weighted against genuine people with a genuine reason to be here.

Just to play devils advocate :devil:

While i think its fine for people who came here legally when immigration checks were less thorough to stay, there could be a number that came here outside the system, and I don't think time should affect their being rightfully sent home.

I think if you've lived and worked somewhere for 50 odd years you should be entitled to stay. There should definitely be a time cut off point when it's simply a done deal.

My wife's grandfather had to jump through a lot of hoops to get his British passport in his 60's (he is Irish) even though he moved here at about 20. But he had no documentation for Ireland either, and there was no record of his birth anywhere. A strange situation. They did eventually give him official British citizenship / a passport, though.

And of course, it was just because he wanted to be able to go abroad. No one was trying to deport him.

I hope the Human Rights legislation actually does something right for once to help these people.

Rules are rules

We live in a society.

Thank you for your support

This.

And sometimes rules don't work for society so they need to be looked at and amended if needs be

Would you say that in (insert any islamic country here) where the rules make life **** for lgbt people and women?

If these people do not have the documentation to prove right of residency then they should be removed forthwith, irrespective of how long they have been here. It is up to the individual to prove they have the right to stay.

It's the law.

Beep bop boop computer sez no.

said it so well and perfectly. no more to say. close debate !